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) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 56,786 shares, a decline of 40.2% from the September 15th total of 95,010 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 96,273 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IVOO. Columbia Advisory Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter. Columbia Advisory Partners LLC now owns 2,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 4,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $534,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Kieckhefer Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kieckhefer Group LLC now owns 2,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the period. Councilor Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. Councilor Wealth LLC now owns 31,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,826,000 after acquiring an additional 3,074 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 13.3% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 19,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,352,000 after purchasing an additional 2,260 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IVOO stock traded down $1.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $122.43. 94,086 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 85,368. The stock 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 one year low of $105.29 and a one year high of $133.14. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $126.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $125.63.

About Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

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.