Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Short Interest Up 210.6% in June

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 51,866 shares, an increase of 210.6% from the June 15th total of 16,701 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 37,068 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VIOG traded up $0.46 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $148.86. 28,094 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,039. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.04. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $143.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $134.01. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $111.66 and a 12-month high of $154.41.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIOG. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 11,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,429,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 3,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. OneAscent Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC now owns 2,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,471,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Finally, PFG Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 23,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,851,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the period.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies characterized by strong growth factors. VIOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.