Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Up 117.9% in January

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,876 shares, an increase of 117.9% from the December 31st total of 14,173 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 53,120 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 53,120 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF stock traded down $0.71 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $103.91. 2,364 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 47,699. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a one year low of $70.61 and a one year high of $107.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $100.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIOV. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 32.9% in the 4th quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,730,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.9% during the second quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 7,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $740,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Finally, Insight 2811 Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Insight 2811 Inc. now owns 3,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period.

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.