Short Interest in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Expands By 117.9%

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,876 shares, a growth of 117.9% from the December 31st total of 14,173 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 53,120 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 53,120 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

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

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Aspiriant LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 957.1% in the 2nd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 340,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,174,000 after buying an additional 308,682 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $17,476,000. Capital Advisors Inc. OK purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $14,307,000. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 380.5% during the third quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 124,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,854,000 after acquiring an additional 98,583 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $6,418,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Down 0.7%

VIOV traded down $0.71 during trading on Friday, hitting $103.91. 2,364 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 47,699. The company has a market cap of $1.56 billion, a PE ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.67. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $70.61 and a 1 year high of $107.65.

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.