Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Down 65.3% in May

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 24,593 shares, a drop of 65.3% from the May 14th total of 70,891 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 47,038 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Stock Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA VIOV opened at $112.97 on Thursday. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a twelve month low of $82.89 and a twelve month high of $115.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $109.21 and its 200 day moving average is $104.68.

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

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the first quarter worth $39,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the first quarter worth $42,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 32.9% in the fourth quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $61,000.

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.