Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 40.2% in September

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO – Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 56,786 shares, a drop of 40.2% from the September 15th total of 95,010 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 96,273 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 5.2% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,397,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,747,000 after buying an additional 69,190 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 15.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 716,227 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,396,000 after buying an additional 95,868 shares in the last quarter. NWM Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 9.4% during the second quarter. NWM Advisors LLC now owns 121,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,850,000 after buying an additional 10,416 shares in the last quarter. Kastel Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 5.1% during the second quarter. Kastel Capital Advisors LLC now owns 83,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,914,000 after buying an additional 4,045 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bryant Woods Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Bryant Woods Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,751,000 after acquiring an additional 2,798 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of IVOO stock traded down $1.10 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $122.43. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 94,086 shares, compared to its average volume of 85,368. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $126.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $125.66. The company has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.32 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.29 and a fifty-two week high of $133.14.

About Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

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The Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (IVOO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Mid Cap 400 index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of mid-cap US companies. IVOO was launched on Sep 9, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.

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