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

Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VYLD) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 113 shares, a drop of 97.6% from the June 15th total of 4,615 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,907 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Insider Buying and Selling at Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN

In other news, CEO Marianne Lake sold 6,427 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.57, for a total value of $1,970,325.39. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 130,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,121,429.04. This trade represents a 4.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 9,136 shares of Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.56, for a total transaction of $2,800,732.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 90,001 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,590,706.56. The trade was a 9.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 225,236 shares of company stock worth $69,016,018 over the last quarter.

Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN Stock Up 0.4%

Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN stock traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $29.90. The stock had a trading volume of 898 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,464. Inverse VIX Short Term Futures ETN has a 52 week low of $25.00 and a 52 week high of $29.90. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.97.

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.