Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Up 203.9% in April

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 86,483 shares, an increase of 203.9% from the April 15th total of 28,456 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 68,152 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Up 0.5%

VIOV stock traded up $0.57 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $109.32. 20,013 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 52,297. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $105.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $102.43. The company has a market cap of $1.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a one year low of $80.27 and a one year high of $112.11.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 245.1% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 7,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $719,000 after acquiring an additional 5,366 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 380.5% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 124,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,854,000 after purchasing an additional 98,583 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 101,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,328,000 after purchasing an additional 6,332 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $14,307,000. Finally, Silverlake Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC now owns 31,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,111,000 after buying an additional 6,249 shares during the period.

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.