Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Up 113.6% in July

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,444 shares, an increase of 113.6% from the June 30th total of 17,999 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 36,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VIOV traded up $0.08 on Thursday, hitting $116.73. The company had a trading volume of 31,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 49,072. The firm has a market cap of $1.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 0.99. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $84.57 and a 1 year high of $118.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $115.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.95.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIOV. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc raised its position 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 valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Red Door Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,730,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 7,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $740,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 9.5% in the first quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 1,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter.

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.