Short Interest in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Drops By 51.5%

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) saw 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 shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 611,988 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VB traded down $5.19 on Friday, reaching $281.82. 418,912 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 748,472. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $221.85 and a 12 month high of $291.99. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $273.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $267.86. The stock has a market cap of $76.16 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 36.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares during the last quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the second quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 2,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $555,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth about $252,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.