Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Short Interest Down 51.5% in April

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 437,932 shares, a decline of 51.5% from the April 15th total of 903,831 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 611,988 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VB. Orin Green Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Orin Green Financial LLC now owns 13,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,434,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,805,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 1,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,504,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IMA Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VB traded down $5.19 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $281.82. 418,912 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 748,472. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $221.85 and a 1-year high of $291.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $273.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $267.86.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Small Cap index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index. The market-cap-weighted index includes the bottom 2-15% of the investable universe. VB was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is managed by Vanguard.