Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Reaches New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $136.78 and last traded at $136.62, with a volume of 157996 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $136.54.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $128.45 and a 200-day moving average of $121.00. The company has a market cap of $4.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VIOO. Huntington National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Clearstead Trust LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 119.2% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

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.