Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Short Interest Down 45.0% in May

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 63,605 shares, a decrease of 45.0% from the April 30th total of 115,570 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 569,476 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BLV traded up $0.16 on Thursday, hitting $68.51. The company had a trading volume of 121,663 shares, compared to its average volume of 872,176. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $66.49 and a 52-week high of $72.63. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.52.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BLV. Milestone Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $851,000. Country Trust Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 98.4% during the 4th quarter. Country Trust Bank now owns 700,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,711,000 after acquiring an additional 347,564 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,376,000 after acquiring an additional 614,246 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 77,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,420,000 after buying an additional 7,899 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Allocation & Management Company LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $713,000.

About Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

Vanguard Bond Index Funds (the Fund), formerly Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. It employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.Long 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 greater than 10 years and are publicly issued.