Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $98.84 and last traded at $98.75, with a volume of 2625 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $93.57.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Up 6.1 %

The business has a 50 day moving average of $91.36 and a 200-day moving average of $88.16. The stock has a market cap of $1.55 billion, a PE ratio of 5.56 and a beta of 1.21.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VIOV. Sigma Planning Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 9,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 14,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,247,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Ackerman Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ackerman Capital Advisors LLC now owns 12,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 7,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Value index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of small-cap value companies selected from the S&P 600. VIOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.