Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 2,422,589 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 108% from the previous session’s volume of 1,162,990 shares.The stock last traded at $60.83 and had previously closed at $61.02.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Stock Performance

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $63.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.75.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Orographic Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the first quarter valued at $421,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 250,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,283,000 after purchasing an additional 26,487 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 119.6% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 20,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 10,932 shares during the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 80.6% during the 1st quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 383,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,915,000 after purchasing an additional 171,253 shares in the last quarter. Finally, One Wealth Map LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. One Wealth Map LLC now owns 181,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,548,000 after purchasing an additional 27,017 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. The Index measures the investment return of Treasury STRIPS, coupon and principal, with maturities ranging from 20 to 30 years. A Treasury STRIP represents a single coupon payment, or a single principal payment, from a United States Treasury security that has been stripped into separately tradable components.