Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 16,713,498 shares, an increase of 37.7% from the February 26th total of 12,140,951 shares. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 16,543,436 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 81,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,595,000 after purchasing an additional 27,259 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $622,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth about $310,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,846.2% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 4,507 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 25.5% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 14,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $737,000 after buying an additional 3,026 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $52.42 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $39.53 and a 1 year high of $59.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.05.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, that measures the return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries.