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

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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. Based on an average daily volume of 13,150 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 86.6% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 306 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 50.7% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 17.4% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $222,000.

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

Shares of BATS:VFMV opened at $146.40 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $327.94 million, a PE ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.69. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a twelve month low of $127.32 and a twelve month high of $147.18. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.33.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Company Profile

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.