Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Drops By 25.7%

Posted by Casey Walker on Feb 14th, 2026

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,135,702 shares, a drop of 25.7% from the January 15th total of 5,565,556 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,812,617 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,812,617 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VOO opened at $626.89 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $632.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $615.96. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1 year low of $442.80 and a 1 year high of $641.81. The stock has a market cap of $838.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VOO. Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 248.4% during the second quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 46 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. United Community Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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Vanguard 500 Index Fund (the Fund) is an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Shares. The Fund seeks to track the investment performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, an unmanaged benchmark representing the United States large-capitalization stocks. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.