Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 95.0% in October

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,783 shares, a growth of 95.0% from the October 15th total of 13,732 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 17,380 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VFMV stock traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $149.10. The stock had a trading volume of 12,219 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,981. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $145.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $511.41 million, a PE ratio of 21.53 and a beta of 0.63. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 12 month low of $127.45 and a 12 month high of $150.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VFMV. Anderson Hoagland & Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the third quarter worth $26,565,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 25.6% in 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. Harpswell Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF during the third quarter valued at $4,452,000. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 101.6% during the third quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 14,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,005,000 after buying an additional 7,140 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF during the third quarter valued at $452,000.

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.