Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:VTES) Stock Short Interest Jumps 136.8%

Posted by Doug Wharley on Nov 13th, 2026

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:VTES – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 48,682 shares, an increase of 136.8% from the October 15th total of 20,557 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 445,912 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Stock Performance

VTES traded down $0.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $100.22. 232,164 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 314,807. The business’s 50 day moving average is $99.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.89. Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $98.02 and a fifty-two week high of $102.71.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 35.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 378,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,326,000 after acquiring an additional 99,912 shares in the last quarter. Hall Capital Management Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $9,503,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $8,344,000. Eclectic Associates Inc. ADV purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $7,376,000. Finally, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $6,082,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Company Profile

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The Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF (VTES) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of tax-exempt investment grade debt issued by US state and local governments or agencies. The fund includes muni bonds with an effective maturity below seven years. VTES was launched on Feb 22, 2023 and is managed by Vanguard.