Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:VSHY) Short Interest Update

Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:VSHY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,803 shares, a growth of 58.0% from the July 15th total of 1,141 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,158 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Institutional Trading of Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:VSHY) by 26.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,881 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,684 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC owned 0.92% of Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF worth $283,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VSHY stock opened at $21.74 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $21.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.73. Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF has a one year low of $21.40 and a one year high of $22.08.

About Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

The Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (VSHY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund actively invests in high yield debt securities from US and emerging market issuers, while targeting a portfolio duration of one to three years. VSHY was launched on Dec 5, 2016 and is issued by Virtus Investment Partners.