Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 327,788 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 48% from the previous session’s volume of 632,907 shares.The stock last traded at $74.99 and had previously closed at $74.11.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $74.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.49.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EDV. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at about $53,922,000. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $29,658,000. Oxbow Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $26,186,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 61.4% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 875,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,097,000 after buying an additional 333,208 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 544.6% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 215,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,150,000 after buying an additional 181,842 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

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.