Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) Short Interest Down 49.2% in June

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VFMV. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 valued at $19,381,000 after acquiring an additional 4,360 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $14,056,000 after purchasing an additional 1,884 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 70,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,278,000 after purchasing an additional 2,996 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 62,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,141,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Equitable Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 12.5% during the 4th 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 last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VFMV opened at $139.36 on Wednesday. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 52-week low of $125.86 and a 52-week high of $142.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $139.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $136.52. The stock has a market cap of $312.17 million, a PE ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.69.

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.