Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Stock Short Interest Declines 65.9%

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,002 shares, a decline of 65.9% from the August 31st total of 79,286 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 84,554 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOO traded up $0.38 on Friday, reaching $128.61. 77,792 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 94,810. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a 12 month low of $104.26 and a 12 month high of $139.70. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $134.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $128.70. The company has a market cap of $4.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIOO. Opulen Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 2,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $278,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 8,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. American Trust increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. American Trust now owns 3,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,330,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 4,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $639,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

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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.

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