Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) saw a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 63,046 shares, a decline of 47.3% from the June 30th total of 119,716 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 82,002 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Opulen Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 2,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $278,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Leo Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 8,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. American Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. American Trust now owns 3,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $377,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIOO stock traded down $1.87 on Wednesday, hitting $133.80. 46,586 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 97,710. The company has a 50 day moving average of $132.45 and a 200 day moving average of $124.17. The stock has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a 12 month low of $99.39 and a 12 month high of $138.43.

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.