Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Increases By 71.2%

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 2,176,348 shares, an increase of 71.2% from the May 14th total of 1,271,339 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,378,295 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of BSV traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $77.91. 1,759,961 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,883,869. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.52. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.57 and a twelve month high of $79.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 7,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $568,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Wealthquest Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Wealthquest Corp now owns 455,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,678,000 after buying an additional 18,086 shares during the period. DBK Financial Counsel LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. DBK Financial Counsel LLC now owns 61,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,788,000 after buying an additional 4,414 shares during the period. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $794,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 88,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,923,000 after acquiring an additional 2,370 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.