Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 177,784 shares, a decline of 38.9% from the April 15th total of 290,947 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 250,894 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA VBR traded down $3.66 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $227.29. 248,380 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 359,995. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $224.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $220.05. The stock has a market cap of $34.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.99 and a beta of 0.97. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a one year low of $184.56 and a one year high of $235.68.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. TCI Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. TCI Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 3,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $655,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 1,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investment Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Investment Services LLC now owns 1,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Echo45 Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Echo45 Advisors LLC now owns 17,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,842,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthShield Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 15,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,390,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

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.