Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Short Interest Down 28.7% in January

Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 283,859 shares, a decline of 28.7% from the January 15th total of 398,274 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 569,676 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 569,676 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Financials ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VFH. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 124.9% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 9,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,116,000 after purchasing an additional 5,190 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 7,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $934,000 after acquiring an additional 743 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 29.7% during the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 8,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after acquiring an additional 1,850 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the second quarter valued at $314,000. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the second quarter worth $330,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.65% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH traded down $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $126.81. 447,364 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 643,885. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 52-week low of $100.87 and a 52-week high of $137.89. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $132.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.52. The company has a market cap of $12.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 1.02.

About Vanguard Financials ETF

Vanguard Financials ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Financials Index Fund. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) US Investable Market Financials Index, an index of stocks of large, medium and small United States companies in the financials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies involved in activities, such as banking, mortgage finance, consumer finance, specialized finance, investment banking and brokerage, asset management and custody, corporate lending, insurance, financial investment, and real estate (including real estate investment trusts).