Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) Hits New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) shares reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $145.77 and last traded at $145.77, with a volume of 790 shares. The stock had previously closed at $144.74.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Stock Up 0.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of $751.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $139.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $136.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFVA. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC raised its position in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 519,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,026,000 after purchasing an additional 13,025 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 6,034.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 449,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,375,000 after purchasing an additional 442,523 shares in the last quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. now owns 431,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,147,000 after purchasing an additional 3,749 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 188,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,074,000 after purchasing an additional 24,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 61,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,136,000 after purchasing an additional 3,922 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Company Profile

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.