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

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,701 shares, a drop of 45.8% from the May 31st total of 30,822 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,173 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VIOG. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 234,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,405,000 after buying an additional 12,666 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 155,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,169,000 after acquiring an additional 6,267 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 118,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,721,000 after acquiring an additional 4,058 shares in the last quarter. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC now owns 77,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,437,000 after acquiring an additional 2,229 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 147.2% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 64,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,878,000 after acquiring an additional 38,680 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOG traded down $1.53 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $150.92. 35,165 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,675. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $141.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $132.57. The firm has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $111.66 and a twelve month high of $154.41.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

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.