Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 436,392 shares, a growth of 22.4% from the February 26th total of 356,667 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,899,848 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 955,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,405,000 after acquiring an additional 41,653 shares during the last quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,709,000 after purchasing an additional 14,939 shares during the period. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% during the third quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 386,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,478,000 after purchasing an additional 27,459 shares during the period. Betterment LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 600,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,377,000 after purchasing an additional 30,133 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,199,000 after purchasing an additional 40,981 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BSV traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $78.32. 6,563,880 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,147,728. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $78.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.84. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.59 and a 52-week high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a $0.2415 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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.