Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 241,762 shares, a growth of 26.5% from the March 15th total of 191,150 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 112,172 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VIS traded down $1.13 on Thursday, hitting $331.51. 14,784 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 105,973. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a 52 week low of $228.85 and a 52 week high of $345.71. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $328.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $311.50. The company has a market cap of $7.51 billion, a PE ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Industrials ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 6.7% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,915,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,160,037,000 after acquiring an additional 247,479 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 958,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $285,958,000 after acquiring an additional 24,512 shares in the last quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 923,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,641,000 after acquiring an additional 13,620 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 575,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,723,000 after acquiring an additional 42,322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 320,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,653,000 after acquiring an additional 7,499 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Industrials ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the industrials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities, the manufacture and distribution of capital goods (including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery); the provision of commercial services and supplies (including printing, employment, environmental, and office services); or the provision of transportation services (including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure).