VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (NASDAQ:CFA) Short Interest Update

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (NASDAQ:CFA) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,952 shares, a growth of 202.6% from the August 31st total of 645 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,330 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Marble Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $475,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF by 1,928.6% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 120,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,967,000 after purchasing an additional 114,560 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF by 135,328.5% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 232,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,309,000 after purchasing an additional 232,765 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 240,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,912,000 after purchasing an additional 8,514 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,039,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter.

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ CFA traded up $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $96.91. 15,551 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,045. The firm has a market cap of $513.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $100.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.12. VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF has a twelve month low of $87.20 and a twelve month high of $103.11.

VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 9th were issued a dividend of $0.1606 per share. This represents a $1.93 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. This is a boost from VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0516. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 9th.

About VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF

The VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF (CFA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund tracks an index of the largest US stocks by market cap, screened for positive earnings and weighted by volatility. CFA was launched on Jul 2, 2014 and is managed by VictoryShares.