Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 80,293 shares, a growth of 63.2% from the September 30th total of 49,202 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 98,951 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Highland Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. IFP Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the third quarter worth $86,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 79.5% in the first quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIOV opened at $115.00 on Tuesday. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $90.04 and a fifty-two week high of $121.01. The firm has a market cap of $1.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $113.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $111.06.

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.