Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) Short Interest Up 108.9% in June

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 236,371 shares, an increase of 108.9% from the May 31st total of 113,126 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,575,325 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA BIV traded down $0.39 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $76.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,323,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,998,978. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $76.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.37. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.63 and a 52 week high of $79.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 25,526,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,988,021,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249,895 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,227,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,408,000 after acquiring an additional 1,315,707 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $672,555,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,471,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $581,888,000 after purchasing an additional 790,288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,183,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $554,423,000 after purchasing an additional 541,131 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with an intermediate-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. 5-10 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 between 5 and 10 years and are publicly issued.