Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Short Interest Down 71.2% in June

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 626,623 shares, a drop of 71.2% from the May 31st total of 2,176,348 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 3,880,227 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Paladin Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Paladin Partners LLC now owns 25,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,024,000 after purchasing an additional 857 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 76.3% during the 1st quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,843,000 after purchasing an additional 10,173 shares in the last quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 7,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $568,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the period. Wealthquest Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the first quarter. Wealthquest Corp now owns 455,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,678,000 after buying an additional 18,086 shares during the period. Finally, DBK Financial Counsel LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.8% in the first quarter. DBK Financial Counsel LLC now owns 61,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,788,000 after buying an additional 4,414 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of BSV stock traded up $0.11 on Friday, reaching $78.03. 2,330,652 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,839,745. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $77.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.45. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $77.57 and a 1-year 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.