Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,732 shares, a growth of 106.6% from the September 30th total of 6,647 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,233 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

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

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Anderson Hoagland & Co. acquired a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,565,000. Harpswell Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the third quarter worth $4,452,000. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 101.6% in the third quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 14,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,005,000 after purchasing an additional 7,140 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 25.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,006,000 after buying an additional 4,393 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 17.7% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 22,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,932,000 after acquiring an additional 3,316 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF stock opened at $148.14 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $144.85 and a 200-day moving average of $140.42. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 1-year low of $127.45 and a 1-year high of $150.16. The company has a market capitalization of $331.83 million, a PE ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.69.

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.