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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 2,176,348 shares, an increase of 71.2% from the May 14th total of 1,271,339 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily 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 bought and sold shares of the stock. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Colonial Trust Advisors purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA:BSV traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $77.89. The company had a trading volume of 1,570,206 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,894,641. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.53. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.57 and a 12-month high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company Profile

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.