Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) Stock Short Interest Climbs 83.3%

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA – Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 28,274 shares, an increase of 83.3% from the October 15th total of 15,425 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,305 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Price Performance

BATS VFVA traded up $0.57 on Friday, reaching $162.87. The company had a trading volume of 23,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,712. The firm has a market cap of $982.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.13 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard U.S. Value Factor has a fifty-two week low of $122.55 and a fifty-two week high of $167.11. The business has a 50 day moving average of $157.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $149.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard U.S. Value Factor

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VFVA. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor in the 3rd quarter valued at about $79,358,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the third quarter worth about $40,530,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 8.3% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 72,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,825,000 after acquiring an additional 5,573 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Manor Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the third quarter worth about $8,466,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor in the third quarter worth approximately $6,493,000.

About Vanguard U.S. Value Factor

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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.

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