Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) Short Interest Down 53.5% in May

Posted by ABMN Staff on May 31st, 2026

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY – Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,110 shares, a drop of 53.5% from the April 30th total of 10,989 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,431 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VFQY stock opened at $164.45 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $458.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.39 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $136.98 and a 52 week high of $164.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $156.54 and a 200-day moving average of $155.56.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 135.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth $67,000. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 1st quarter worth $74,000. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 1st quarter worth $76,000.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

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The Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Benchmark for VFQY Fund index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks with strong fundamentals as determined by the advisor. VFQY was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.