Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) Short Interest Down 41.8% in January
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyVanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 203,673 shares, a drop of 41.8% from the December 31st total of 350,229 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 696,468 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 696,468 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blume Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Balentine LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the third quarter worth $29,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the second quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the second quarter worth $33,000.
Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Down 1.1%
NYSEARCA:VBR traded down $2.40 on Friday, reaching $221.67. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 182,603 shares, compared to its average volume of 517,796. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 12-month low of $160.23 and a 12-month high of $229.19. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $216.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.57. The firm has a market cap of $33.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.99 and a beta of 1.05.
Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Company Profile
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.