Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (BATS:ESGV) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (BATS:ESGV) saw a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 172,732 shares, an increase of 91.0% from the October 15th total of 90,446 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 121,726 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 577,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,866,000 after buying an additional 12,370 shares during the last quarter. Stanich Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stanich Group LLC now owns 558,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,702,000 after buying an additional 7,136 shares during the last quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 511,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,340,000 after buying an additional 12,182 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 459,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,560,000 after buying an additional 3,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 442,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,520,000 after buying an additional 13,813 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of ESGV traded down $0.61 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $132.68. The company had a trading volume of 108,370 shares, compared to its average volume of 213,588. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $135.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $128.78. The stock has a market cap of $13.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.95 and a beta of 1.09. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $108.18 and a 52 week high of $138.88.

About Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE USA All Cap Choice index, a market-cap-weighted index of US all-cap companies screened for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria. ESGV was launched on Sep 18, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.