Short Interest in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) Rises By 59.2%

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,333 shares, an increase of 59.2% from the July 15th total of 9,005 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 13,150 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 148,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,381,000 after buying an additional 4,360 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,056,000 after acquiring an additional 1,884 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 70,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,278,000 after acquiring an additional 2,996 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 62,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,141,000 after acquiring an additional 609 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 48,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,266,000 after acquiring an additional 5,332 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF stock opened at $146.06 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $142.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.25. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 52 week low of $127.32 and a 52 week high of $146.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $327.17 million, a P/E ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.69.

About Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

The Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. VFMV was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.