Short Interest in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) Grows By 81.2%

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,241 shares, an increase of 81.2% from the April 15th total of 8,964 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,561 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor stock opened at $140.30 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $723.95 million, a P/E ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard U.S. Value Factor has a one year low of $111.24 and a one year high of $145.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $138.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $136.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard U.S. Value Factor

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VFVA. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 4th quarter worth $97,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 1st quarter worth $104,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 4th quarter worth $108,000. Finally, Lam Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 1st quarter worth $195,000.

About Vanguard U.S. Value Factor

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.