Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Short Interest Update
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 79,286 shares, a growth of 112.5% from the August 15th total of 37,312 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 83,608 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Performance
NYSEARCA VIOO traded down $0.42 on Tuesday, reaching $130.50. 59,937 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 95,315. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $135.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.13. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a 12 month low of $104.26 and a 12 month high of $139.70. The company has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.02.
Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 11,020.6% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,101,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,154,000 after buying an additional 2,082,351 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 32.0% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 363,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,705,000 after buying an additional 88,062 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 10.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 881,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,210,000 after purchasing an additional 80,770 shares in the last quarter. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $8,121,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 37.8% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,457,000 after buying an additional 40,686 shares in the last quarter.
About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 600 small-cap US stocks selected by an S&P Committee. VIOO was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.