Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Down 24.2% in January

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,400 shares, a drop of 24.2% from the January 15th total of 30,876 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,868 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,868 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rodgers & Associates LTD lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 60.5% in the 2nd quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD now owns 10,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $872,000 after buying an additional 3,839 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 957.1% during the second quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 340,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,174,000 after acquiring an additional 308,682 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 7.9% in the second quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 41,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,556,000 after acquiring an additional 3,033 shares during the period. Studio Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 9.7% in the second quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 24,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,123,000 after acquiring an additional 2,184 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $979,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Up 1.2%

NYSEARCA VIOV traded up $1.30 on Monday, hitting $107.54. 21,464 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 52,902. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $102.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.61 billion, a PE ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 1-year low of $70.61 and a 1-year high of $109.93.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Value index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of small-cap value companies selected from the S&P 600. VIOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.