Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

by · The Cerbat Gem

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO – Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 33,793 shares, a drop of 35.7% from the April 15th total of 52,553 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 82,175 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Opulen Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 2,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $278,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 29.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 3,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 6,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $670,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOO traded down $1.33 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $122.82. 20,994 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 110,873. The company has a market cap of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $119.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $116.78. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a 1-year low of $94.90 and a 1-year high of $128.86.

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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