Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VYLD) Short Interest Update

Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VYLD) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,191 shares, an increase of 1,755.2% from the April 30th total of 172 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 976 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.3 days.

Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN Stock Up 0.4%

VYLD opened at $28.87 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $27.67. Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN has a 12-month low of $24.18 and a 12-month high of $28.87.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN news, CEO Marianne Lake sold 6,427 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.57, for a total value of $1,970,325.39. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 130,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,121,429.04. This represents a 4.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ashley Bacon sold 7,558 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.55, for a total value of $2,316,904.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 252,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,512,700.25. This trade represents a 2.90% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 220,202 shares of company stock valued at $67,335,678 in the last 90 days.

Vanguard S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (NYSEARCA: VYLD) is an exchange-traded fund managed by Vanguard that combines broad exposure to large-cap U.S. equities with an options overlay designed to generate incremental income. The fund holds a portfolio intended to approximate the performance of the S&P 500 and implements a covered‑call (buy‑write) strategy, selling call options against the equity exposure to capture option premiums. This approach seeks to provide higher income than a plain‑vanilla S&P 500 index fund while maintaining substantial participation in the U.S.