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

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 437,932 shares, a decrease of 51.5% from the April 15th total of 903,831 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 611,988 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB opened at $281.82 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $76.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $273.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $267.91. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $221.85 and a one year high of $291.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Orin Green Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Orin Green Financial LLC now owns 13,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,434,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,805,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 1,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,504,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, IMA Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Small Cap index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index. The market-cap-weighted index includes the bottom 2-15% of the investable universe. VB was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is managed by Vanguard.