Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 36,444 shares, a growth of 101.6% from the February 26th total of 18,073 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 28,515 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIOG stock traded down $2.25 during trading on Thursday, hitting $123.22. 23,272 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,927. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $128.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $124.30. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $92.26 and a twelve month high of $132.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $842.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.10.

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

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 27.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,553,000 after acquiring an additional 2,888 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $3,415,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 60.4% during the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $573,000 after acquiring an additional 1,885 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 36,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,129,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 149,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,190,000 after acquiring an additional 6,039 shares during the period.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies characterized by strong growth factors. VIOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.