Traders Purchase High Volume of Call Options on Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV)

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) saw unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors acquired 5,186 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 662% compared to the average volume of 681 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $65,610,000. Capital City Trust Co. FL acquired a new stake in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth about $44,300,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 478,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,536,000 after acquiring an additional 14,985 shares in the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 80.6% in the 1st quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 383,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,915,000 after purchasing an additional 171,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 11.8% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 250,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,283,000 after purchasing an additional 26,487 shares during the period.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EDV traded down $0.77 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $58.82. 545,024 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,391,774. Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $53.40 and a twelve month high of $69.42. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $58.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $62.58.

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.