Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) Short Interest Update
by Jessica Moore · The Cerbat GemVanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 63,605 shares, a decline of 45.0% from the April 30th total of 115,570 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 569,476 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance
Shares of BLV stock traded up $0.09 on Tuesday, reaching $68.56. 1,547,258 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 881,057. Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $66.49 and a 12-month high of $72.63. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $68.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.55.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,672,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,113,000 after buying an additional 620,446 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,235,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,960,000 after buying an additional 247,583 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,627,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,698,000 after buying an additional 65,347 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,379,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,431,000 after buying an additional 106,651 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF by 58.8% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,659,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,376,000 after buying an additional 614,246 shares in the last quarter.
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Company Profile
Vanguard Bond Index Funds (the Fund), formerly Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. It employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.Long 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 greater than 10 years and are publicly issued.