Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) Short Interest Up 67.1% in July

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 793,598 shares, a growth of 67.1% from the June 30th total of 474,814 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 795,273 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EDV. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new position in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth $102,000. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth $149,000. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. now owns 3,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at $212,000.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EDV traded down $0.64 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $59.46. 2,879,668 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,184,683. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $63.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $64.56. Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $59.10 and a 52-week high of $71.31.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Company Profile

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. The Index measures the investment return of Treasury STRIPS, coupon and principal, with maturities ranging from 20 to 30 years. A Treasury STRIP represents a single coupon payment, or a single principal payment, from a United States Treasury security that has been stripped into separately tradable components.