Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s Why

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOO) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 297,899 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 93% from the previous session’s volume of 154,637 shares.The stock last traded at $99.19 and had previously closed at $98.94.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

The company has a market capitalization of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $106.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $108.36.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 4,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $429,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 616 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Advisor OS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 5,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $625,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Source Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Source Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after purchasing an additional 126 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.