Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) was the target of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,109,869 shares, a growth of 154.3% from the March 15th total of 436,392 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,239,249 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.27 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.59 and a fifty-two week high of $79.32. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.79.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Webster Bank N. A. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Center For Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Center For Asset Management LLC now owns 9,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $786,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 12,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,005,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Genesis Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter.

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.