Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Short Interest Up 199.1% in August

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 1,312,129 shares, an increase of 199.1% from the July 30th total of 438,720 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,445,228 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Martel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% during the second quarter. Martel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 996,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,634,000 after buying an additional 58,179 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 200,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,832,000 after acquiring an additional 11,652 shares during the period. Nwam LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 231,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,207,000 after acquiring an additional 20,410 shares during the last quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 17.9% in the 4th quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 622,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,082,000 after purchasing an additional 94,754 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,922,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $77.66. The stock had a trading volume of 1,854,675 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,769,771. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $77.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.09. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.35 and a fifty-two week high of $79.32.

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.