Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 67.7% in September

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,647 shares, a decline of 67.7% from the September 15th total of 20,601 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,010 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Titleist Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 42,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,976,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Harpswell Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,452,000. Cornerstone Planning LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,895,000. Capital Analysts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 22,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,146,000 after acquiring an additional 2,043 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 22,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,932,000 after purchasing an additional 3,316 shares during the period.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:VFMV opened at $144.73 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $324.20 million, a PE ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.69. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 52 week low of $127.45 and a 52 week high of $147.18. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $144.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $141.34.

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.