Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Short Interest Up 83.8% in June

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 119,716 shares, an increase of 83.8% from the June 15th total of 65,118 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 82,634 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIOO. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 11,020.6% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,101,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,154,000 after purchasing an additional 2,082,351 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,035,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,880,000 after purchasing an additional 22,459 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 10.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 881,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,210,000 after purchasing an additional 80,770 shares during the period. Mariner LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 637,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,790,000 after purchasing an additional 16,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 5.6% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 418,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,348,000 after purchasing an additional 22,074 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOO opened at $136.36 on Friday. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a 1 year low of $99.39 and a 1 year high of $138.43. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $130.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $122.92. The firm has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Company Profile

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.