Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:VSDB) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:VSDB) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,963 shares, a growth of 106.8% from the May 31st total of 19,805 shares. Currently, 6.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,119 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VSDB stock opened at $76.34 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $75.65 and a twelve month high of $77.64. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.40.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VSDB. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 7.4% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,540,000 after buying an additional 1,397 shares during the period. Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $991,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $299,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 16,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,284,000 after acquiring an additional 802 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 43.2% during the 1st quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. now owns 48,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,680,000 after acquiring an additional 14,546 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Malvern Funds – Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in bonds, which include fixed income securities such as corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-backed and mortgage-related securities. It invests in bond with dollar-weighted average maturity between 1 and 5 years.