Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Up 93.6% in June

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) saw a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 47,623 shares, an increase of 93.6% from the May 31st total of 24,593 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 39,763 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 32.9% during the fourth quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,730,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 7,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $740,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 9.5% during the 1st quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 1,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrity Alliance LLC. increased its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VIOV traded down $0.96 during trading on Thursday, hitting $116.17. 37,696 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 50,787. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $112.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $106.58. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 12-month low of $84.57 and a 12-month high of $118.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 0.99.

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.