Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:VSDB) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 731.4% in September

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:VSDB) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of 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. Currently, 48.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 98,523 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days.

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF stock traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $74.74. The stock had a trading volume of 79,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 96,472. Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $74.74 and a 1-year high of $77.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $75.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 135.0% during the second quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,199,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $625,942,000 after acquiring an additional 4,710,224 shares during the last quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $21,554,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 51.5% during the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 203,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,573,000 after purchasing an additional 69,337 shares in the last quarter. CGN Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF by 33.3% during the 2nd quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 94,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,226,000 after purchasing an additional 23,647 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Financial Group Inc. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 14,546 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF

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.