Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Stock Short Interest Declines 65.9%

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,002 shares, a drop of 65.9% from the August 31st total of 79,286 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 84,554 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOO traded up $0.38 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $128.61. 77,792 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 94,810. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a 12-month low of $104.26 and a 12-month high of $139.70. The firm has a market cap of $4.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $134.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $128.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 17.0% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 96,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,208,000 after purchasing an additional 13,921 shares in the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 189.6% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 12,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,776,000 after buying an additional 8,454 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $141,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,330,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 8,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

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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.

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