Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (BATS:VTEL) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 514.8% in September

Posted by Donna Armstrong on Oct 12th, 2026

Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (BATS:VTEL – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 59,920 shares, a growth of 514.8% from the September 15th total of 9,746 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 134,887 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 24.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS:VTEL opened at $95.80 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $99.48 and a 200 day moving average of $102.06. Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $94.76 and a 12 month high of $105.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VTEL. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 840.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 120,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,380,000 after buying an additional 107,934 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $10,705,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at $2,721,000. Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 49.2% during the second quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 18,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,981,000 after buying an additional 6,233 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at $1,400,000.