Short Interest in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Grows By 32.3%

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 56,913 shares, an increase of 32.3% from the January 29th total of 43,023 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 143,977 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 143,977 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of VIOO traded up $0.70 on Wednesday, reaching $119.87. The stock had a trading volume of 83,886 shares, compared to its average volume of 115,093. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a twelve month low of $82.39 and a twelve month high of $123.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $117.89 and a 200 day moving average of $113.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 11,020.6% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,101,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,154,000 after buying an additional 2,082,351 shares in the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,035,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,880,000 after acquiring an additional 22,459 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 879,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,110,000 after purchasing an additional 34,357 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 637,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,790,000 after purchasing an additional 16,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 452,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,025,000 after purchasing an additional 50,093 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Company Profile

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.