Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 86,483 shares, a growth of 203.9% from the April 15th total of 28,456 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 68,152 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the first quarter valued at $42,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 32.9% during the fourth quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $61,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Down 1.3%

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF stock traded down $1.42 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $107.90. The company had a trading volume of 53,101 shares, compared to its average volume of 52,305. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $105.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $102.46. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 12 month low of $80.27 and a 12 month high of $112.11. The company has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion, a PE ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.01.

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.