Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Short Interest Down 55.2% in December

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 51,782 shares, a decline of 55.2% from the December 15th total of 115,613 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 121,487 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 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 volume of 121,487 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 29.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 427 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 3,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Kieckhefer Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Kieckhefer Group LLC now owns 8,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $811,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Snider Financial Group raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 6,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $653,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of VIOO stock traded up $1.72 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $119.03. The stock had a trading volume of 99,987 shares, compared to its average volume of 99,869. The firm has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $112.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.41. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a one year low of $82.39 and a one year high of $119.44.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 600 small-cap US stocks selected by an S&P Committee. VIOO was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.