Short Interest in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) Decreases By 30.1%

Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 818,300 shares, a decrease of 30.1% from the August 31st total of 1,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,838,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 2,838,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Novem Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Novem Group now owns 82,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,313,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the period. PSI Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 35.3% in the first quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 1,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 79,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,783,000 after purchasing an additional 789 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 5,184,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $895,624,000 after purchasing an additional 72,569 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,161,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,570,000 after purchasing an additional 103,116 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTV stock opened at $187.53 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $182.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $174.94. Vanguard Value ETF has a 52-week low of $150.43 and a 52-week high of $188.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.89.

About Vanguard Value ETF

Vanguard Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of predominantly large United States companies.