Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 182,369 shares, a drop of 49.4% from the June 30th total of 360,252 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,453,882 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

BIV traded up $0.08 during trading on Thursday, hitting $75.69. The company had a trading volume of 1,479,893 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,957,920. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $75.35 and a one year high of $79.08. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $76.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.07.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BIV. Leverty Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $334,000. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 205,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,785,000 after acquiring an additional 18,687 shares during the last quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. now owns 90,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,970,000 after acquiring an additional 3,122 shares in the last quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC now owns 677,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,943,000 after acquiring an additional 36,243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FC Advisory LLC grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 180,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,849,000 after purchasing an additional 4,469 shares in 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.