Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Short Interest Down 37.0% in July

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,679 shares, a drop of 37.0% from the June 30th total of 51,866 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 42,605 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 234,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,405,000 after acquiring an additional 12,666 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 155,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,169,000 after purchasing an additional 6,267 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 118,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,721,000 after purchasing an additional 4,058 shares during the period. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC now owns 77,808 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,437,000 after purchasing an additional 2,229 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 147.2% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 64,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,878,000 after purchasing an additional 38,680 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOG traded up $2.68 during trading on Thursday, hitting $148.90. 32,037 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 28,807. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $146.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.07. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $111.66 and a 1 year high of $154.41.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies characterized by strong growth factors. VIOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.