Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 65.9% in September

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) saw a large decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,002 shares, a decline of 65.9% from the August 31st total of 79,286 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 84,554 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Price Performance

VIOO stock traded down $0.76 during trading on Monday, hitting $127.85. 176,220 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 95,250. The stock has a market cap of $4.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a 1 year low of $104.26 and a 1 year high of $139.70. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $134.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.88.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIOO. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 17.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 96,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,208,000 after acquiring an additional 13,921 shares during the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 189.6% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 12,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,776,000 after purchasing an additional 8,454 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $141,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,330,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 8,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter.

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.