Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Short Interest Up 127.2% in January

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 43,023 shares, a growth of 127.2% from the January 15th total of 18,939 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 114,187 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 114,187 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VIOO. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,123,000. CW Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF in the second quarter valued at $713,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 12.4% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 452,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,025,000 after purchasing an additional 50,093 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $209,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 159.1% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 23,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,412,000 after buying an additional 14,631 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Price Performance

VIOO traded up $1.35 during trading on Friday, hitting $120.81. 196,483 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 119,303. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $116.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $111.62. The company has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a twelve month low of $82.39 and a twelve month high of $123.29.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 600 small-cap US stocks selected by an S&P Committee. VIOO was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.