Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) Short Interest Down 45.2% in August

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 859,662 shares, a decline of 45.2% from the August 15th total of 1,568,477 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,545,370 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 1.6% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Trading Up 1.6%

EDV traded up $0.92 on Thursday, reaching $60.23. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 852,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,256,753. Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.33 and a 1 year high of $71.31. The business’s 50 day moving average is $60.39 and its 200 day moving average is $63.01.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 691,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,964,000 after purchasing an additional 32,238 shares during the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 80.6% in the first quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 383,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,915,000 after buying an additional 171,253 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 349,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,690,000 after buying an additional 30,847 shares in the last quarter. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC now owns 319,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,780,000 after buying an additional 16,889 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 36.9% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 286,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,611,000 after buying an additional 77,135 shares during the last quarter.

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.