Short Interest in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (NASDAQ:CFA) Grows By 1,031.6%

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (NASDAQ:CFA) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 645 shares, an increase of 1,031.6% from the August 15th total of 57 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 6,162 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF Stock Down 0.7%

NASDAQ CFA traded down $0.73 during trading on Thursday, hitting $97.97. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,180 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,146. VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF has a 52 week low of $87.20 and a 52 week high of $103.11. The firm has a market cap of $529.03 million, a P/E ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $100.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.98.

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be issued a $0.1606 dividend. This is a boost from VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF by 571.9% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after buying an additional 1,813 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF in the second quarter valued at about $296,000. UBS Group AG lifted its position in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 170,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,556,000 after buying an additional 2,594 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $549,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $4,674,000.

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF Company Profile

The VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (CFA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund tracks an index of the largest US stocks by market cap, screened for positive earnings and weighted by volatility. CFA was launched on Jul 2, 2014 and is managed by VictoryShares.