Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) Short Interest Up 29.7% in December

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 342,370 shares, a growth of 29.7% from the November 30th total of 263,897 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 295,023 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 295,023 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock traded down $0.50 on Tuesday, reaching $213.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 365,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 438,945. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $209.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $205.67. The company has a market cap of $32.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.99 and a beta of 1.05. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a twelve month low of $160.23 and a twelve month high of $218.90.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VBR. Blume Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Balentine LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the third quarter worth $29,000. Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of smaller United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.