Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) Short Interest Down 38.9% in April

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 177,784 shares, a drop of 38.9% from the April 15th total of 290,947 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 250,894 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock traded up $1.10 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $228.39. 307,103 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 359,432. The stock has a market cap of $34.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.99 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $224.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $220.25. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 12-month low of $184.56 and a 12-month high of $235.68.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VBR. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the third quarter worth $29,000. Balentine LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Birchbrook Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of smaller United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.