Short Interest in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) Expands By 2,215.8%

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 577,597 shares, an increase of 2,215.8% from the April 15th total of 24,942 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,497,232 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS VUSB remained flat at $49.70 during trading hours on Monday. 1,548,069 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,808,100. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $49.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.85. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $49.58 and a 12-month high of $50.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,077,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,249,881,000 after purchasing an additional 1,012,145 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,847,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,917,000 after buying an additional 300,671 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 10.6% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,785,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,256,000 after buying an additional 267,386 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 72.1% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,011,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,256,000 after acquiring an additional 842,842 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,008,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,979,000 after acquiring an additional 63,160 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund actively invests in investment grade securities while aiming to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years. VUSB was launched on Apr 5, 2021 and is managed by Vanguard.