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

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 25,574 shares, a decrease of 39.2% from the August 15th total of 42,056 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 34,632 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Stock Down 0.9%

NYSEARCA:VIOV traded down $0.99 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $112.94. 28,427 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 47,133. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $90.04 and a 52 week high of $121.01. The firm has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $117.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $111.96.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $24,121,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 4.7% in the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 201,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,673,000 after acquiring an additional 9,099 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 145,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,758,000 after acquiring an additional 8,755 shares during the period. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 126,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,559 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 119,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,971,000 after acquiring an additional 649 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

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.