Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Down 65.3% in May

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 24,593 shares, a drop of 65.3% from the May 14th total of 70,891 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 47,038 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

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

NYSEARCA:VIOV traded up $1.26 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $116.26. The stock had a trading volume of 26,390 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,683. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $104.92. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 12-month low of $82.89 and a 12-month high of $116.94. The stock has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.00.

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

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 309,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,254,000 after buying an additional 3,118 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 304,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,953,000 after acquiring an additional 2,701 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $24,121,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $17,476,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Inc. OK bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $14,307,000.

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.