Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 67.7% in September

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,647 shares, a decline of 67.7% from the September 15th total of 20,601 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,010 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Titleist Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 42,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,976,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Harpswell Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,452,000. Cornerstone Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,895,000. Capital Analysts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 22,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,146,000 after purchasing an additional 2,043 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 22,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,932,000 after purchasing an additional 3,316 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:VFMV opened at $145.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $325.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.97 and a beta of 0.69. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 1-year low of $127.45 and a 1-year high of $147.18. The company’s fifty day moving average is $144.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $141.42.

About Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

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.