Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Posted by Trevor Kearing on Jun 12th, 2026

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV – Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 24,593 shares, a decline of 65.3% from the May 14th total of 70,891 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 47,038 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $39,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $42,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 32.9% in the fourth quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $61,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Up 1.1%

NYSEARCA:VIOV traded up $1.26 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $116.26. 26,390 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 50,683. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 52-week low of $82.89 and a 52-week high of $116.94. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $109.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $104.92. The company has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.00.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

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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.