Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Short Interest Up 346.8% in March

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 47,280 shares, an increase of 346.8% from the March 15th total of 10,582 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 128,682 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIOO stock opened at $120.32 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.31 and a fifty-two week high of $123.29. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $117.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $114.30.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $233,154,000 after purchasing an additional 2,082,351 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 185.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 347,699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,581,000 after purchasing an additional 225,850 shares in the last quarter. Berman McAleer LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $10,069,000. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,121,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 95.0% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 136,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,852,000 after purchasing an additional 66,662 shares in the last quarter.

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.