Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Short Interest Down 55.2% in December

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 51,782 shares, a drop of 55.2% from the December 15th total of 115,613 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 121,487 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 121,487 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA VIOO traded down $0.57 during trading on Friday, reaching $118.46. 16,941 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 91,792. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has a twelve month low of $82.39 and a twelve month high of $119.44. The company has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.08. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $112.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.41.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,311,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,733,000 after acquiring an additional 123,720 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 879,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,110,000 after purchasing an additional 34,357 shares during the period. Mariner LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 621,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,655,000 after acquiring an additional 6,065 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 12.4% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 452,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,025,000 after purchasing an additional 50,093 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 5.6% during 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 period.

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.