Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Declines By 40.0%

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 61,713 shares, a drop of 40.0% from the December 15th total of 102,775 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 74,438 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 74,438 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 1,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 2,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 4,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $831,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOOV stock traded down $0.43 on Friday, hitting $209.96. The stock had a trading volume of 73,931 shares, compared to its average volume of 94,621. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $205.13 and its 200-day moving average is $199.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.89. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a 52-week low of $159.99 and a 52-week high of $211.10.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (VOOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value-style securities from the Committee-selected S&P 500. VOOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.