Short Interest in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) Grows By 103.4%

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 34,169 shares, an increase of 103.4% from the July 30th total of 16,798 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 24,869 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Stock Up 0.2%

BATS:VFVA opened at $162.11 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $836.49 million, a P/E ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard U.S. Value Factor has a 52 week low of $122.55 and a 52 week high of $163.33. The company has a fifty day moving average of $155.61 and a 200 day moving average of $146.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor in the 4th quarter worth about $481,000. RFP Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor in the 4th quarter worth about $4,667,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 72,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,825,000 after purchasing an additional 5,573 shares during the period. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 0.9% in the first quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. now owns 431,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,147,000 after purchasing an additional 3,749 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 29.0% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Company Profile

The Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value index. The fund is an actively managed fund of US equities with lower share prices relative to fundamental values, as determined by the manager. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. VFVA was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.