Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Decreases By 36.5%

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) saw a large drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 969,506 shares, a drop of 36.5% from the July 15th total of 1,525,855 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,326,539 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $355,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 70,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,454,000 after acquiring an additional 3,590 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 362.8% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 809 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $499,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 66.3% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 971 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOOG traded down $1.09 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $83.96. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,083,032 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,596,453. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $82.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $64.99 and a fifty-two week high of $86.14.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.