Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) Short Interest Update

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,110 shares, a drop of 53.5% from the April 30th total of 10,989 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,431 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 135.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $76,000.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $164.45 on Monday. Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $136.98 and a twelve month high of $164.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $156.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $155.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $458.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.39 and a beta of 1.03.

About Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

The Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Benchmark for VFQY Fund index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks with strong fundamentals as determined by the advisor. VFQY was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.