Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Short Interest Up 113.6% in July

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,444 shares, a growth of 113.6% from the June 30th total of 17,999 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIOV. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 32.9% during the 4th quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $61,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of VIOV stock traded down $1.20 on Wednesday, hitting $116.65. 36,412 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 49,218. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 0.99. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $84.57 and a fifty-two week high of $118.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of $114.88 and a 200 day moving average of $108.85.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Value index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of small-cap value companies selected from the S&P 600. VIOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.