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

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) saw a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 1,413 shares, a decline of 94.0% from the July 30th total of 23,649 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,865 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VFQY. M Holdings Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $2,519,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 79,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,994,000 after acquiring an additional 9,579 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $1,267,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 217.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,237,000 after purchasing an additional 5,897 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armbruster Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. now owns 190,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,419,000 after purchasing an additional 4,397 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS VFQY traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $177.72. The stock had a trading volume of 4,833 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,187. The company has a market capitalization of $495.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.39 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $144.43 and a 12-month high of $179.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $172.35 and a 200-day moving average of $162.66.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

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.