Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) Short Interest Update

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,124 shares, a drop of 49.2% from the May 31st total of 12,048 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 15,736 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFMV. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 148,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,381,000 after acquiring an additional 4,360 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 107,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,056,000 after acquiring an additional 1,884 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 70,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,278,000 after acquiring an additional 2,996 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 62,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,141,000 after acquiring an additional 609 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Equitable Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 48,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,266,000 after purchasing an additional 5,332 shares during the period.

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

Shares of VFMV stock opened at $139.27 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $311.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.69. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $139.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $136.47. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 12 month low of $125.86 and a 12 month high of $142.50.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Company Profile

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.