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

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 57,997 shares, an increase of 50.9% from the July 15th total of 38,444 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 41,533 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIOV. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 309,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,254,000 after purchasing an additional 3,118 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 304,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,953,000 after buying an additional 2,701 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $24,121,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $17,476,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 145,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,758,000 after purchasing an additional 8,755 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOV traded up $1.07 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $119.73. 9,653 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 48,056. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $90.04 and a 1 year high of $121.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50 day moving average of $116.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $110.39.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

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.