Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Short Interest Down 42.3% in July

Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFHGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 174,017 shares, a decrease of 42.3% from the July 15th total of 301,613 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 433,328 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Financials ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $8,589,000. RFG Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 307.1% during the fourth quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 6,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $864,000 after purchasing an additional 4,880 shares during the period. Odyssey Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,400,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 5,104.1% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 175,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,397,000 after purchasing an additional 171,906 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $553,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.65% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

VFH opened at $142.63 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $136.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $129.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.90. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $116.67 and a one year high of $143.01.

About Vanguard Financials ETF

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Vanguard Financials ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Financials Index Fund. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) US Investable Market Financials Index, an index of stocks of large, medium and small United States companies in the financials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies involved in activities, such as banking, mortgage finance, consumer finance, specialized finance, investment banking and brokerage, asset management and custody, corporate lending, insurance, financial investment, and real estate (including real estate investment trusts).

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