Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:VSDB) Stock Short Interest Rises 731.4%

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:VSDB – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 319,750 shares, an increase of 731.4% from the August 31st total of 38,458 shares. Approximately 48.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 98,523 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 135.0% in the 2nd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,199,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $625,942,000 after purchasing an additional 4,710,224 shares in the last quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $21,554,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 43.2% in the first quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. now owns 48,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,680,000 after buying an additional 14,546 shares during the period. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 51.5% in the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 203,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,573,000 after buying an additional 69,337 shares during the period. Finally, Worth Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $728,000.

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS VSDB opened at $74.81 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.01. Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $74.71 and a 52-week high of $77.64.

About Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF

(Get Free Report)

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.

See Also

Receive News & Ratings for Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.