Short Interest in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) Decreases By 42.6%
by Jessica Moore · The Cerbat GemVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG – Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 132,390 shares, a drop of 42.6% from the March 15th total of 230,753 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,711,535 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.
Institutional Trading of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VIG. AG Campbell Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $35,000.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.2%
Shares of VIG traded up $0.35 on Wednesday, reaching $224.22. 832,751 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,565,767. The stock has a market cap of $103.48 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $221.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $220.59. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $178.25 and a 52-week high of $230.53.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. The Fund will hold all the stocks in the index in approximately the same proportions as their weightings in the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.