Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,537 shares, an increase of 103.5% from the May 31st total of 20,901 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,738 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.0 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor stock opened at $149.08 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $769.25 million, a P/E ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $144.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $140.03. Vanguard U.S. Value Factor has a 1 year low of $115.61 and a 1 year high of $150.11.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VFVA. World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 1,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Rockingstone Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Rockingstone Advisors LLC now owns 7,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $955,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Keystone Financial Group grew its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Keystone Financial Group now owns 7,959 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,015,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $581,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Long Island Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 1.7% in the first quarter. Long Island Wealth Management Inc. now owns 8,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,159,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard U.S. Value Factor

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.