Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) Short Interest Up 99.2% in May

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) saw a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 20,901 shares, a growth of 99.2% from the May 14th total of 10,490 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,391 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC grew its position in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 519,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,026,000 after acquiring an additional 13,025 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 6,034.7% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 449,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,375,000 after buying an additional 442,523 shares during the period. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 0.9% during the first quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. now owns 431,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,147,000 after acquiring an additional 3,749 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 188,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,074,000 after acquiring an additional 24,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 61,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,136,000 after acquiring an additional 3,922 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:VFVA opened at $149.15 on Friday. Vanguard U.S. Value Factor has a 52-week low of $114.49 and a 52-week high of $149.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $142.77 and a 200 day moving average of $138.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $769.61 million, a PE ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Company Profile

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.