Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 81,364 shares, an increase of 197.5% from the July 30th total of 27,353 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 787,657 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

NYSEARCA:BLV traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $66.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 410,127 shares, compared to its average volume of 797,315. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $65.24 and a one year high of $72.63. The business’s 50-day moving average is $67.08 and its 200-day moving average is $68.37.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BLV. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,960,000 after purchasing an additional 247,583 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,627,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,698,000 after purchasing an additional 65,347 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,379,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,431,000 after purchasing an additional 106,651 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.8% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,547,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,417,000 after buying an additional 124,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 87.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,235,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,957,000 after buying an additional 577,868 shares during the last quarter.

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.