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

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Colonial Trust Advisors purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $77.89. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,570,206 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,894,641. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.57 and a 1 year high of $79.32. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $78.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.53.

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

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.