Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 36,444 shares, a growth of 101.6% from the February 26th total of 18,073 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 28,515 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.8%

NYSEARCA:VIOG traded down $2.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $123.22. 23,272 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,927. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $128.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $124.30. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $92.26 and a 12 month high of $132.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $842.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 27.0% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,553,000 after acquiring an additional 2,888 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth $3,415,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 60.4% during the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $573,000 after acquiring an additional 1,885 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 36,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,129,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 149,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,190,000 after purchasing an additional 6,039 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies characterized by strong growth factors. VIOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.