Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Declines By 81.6%

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 415,185 shares, a decline of 81.6% from the January 15th total of 2,254,147 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 4,060,535 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 4,060,535 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

BSV traded up $0.09 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $78.94. 2,138,623 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,563,160. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.83. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.16 and a 1 year high of $79.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2658 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Angeles Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 253.6% during the third quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $31,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company Profile

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.