Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during 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. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,378,295 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV remained flat at $77.91 during midday trading on Wednesday. 757,552 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,865,858. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.51. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.57 and a 1 year high of $79.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 41,443,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,266,192,000 after buying an additional 3,590,668 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,337,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,548,529,000 after acquiring an additional 7,213,590 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 19,624,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,546,641,000 after acquiring an additional 464,718 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 29.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,644,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $991,442,000 after acquiring an additional 2,845,980 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 11,403,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $898,699,000 after acquiring an additional 593,220 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

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.