Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 592,980 shares, a decrease of 53.5% from the August 15th total of 1,275,799 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,964,020 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUSB. Leeward Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 71.7% during the 4th quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 156,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,792,000 after buying an additional 65,274 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 3,747.4% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC now owns 188,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,381,000 after purchasing an additional 183,325 shares during the last quarter. Kensington Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 484.8% during the 4th quarter. Kensington Asset Management LLC now owns 1,105,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,102,000 after purchasing an additional 916,533 shares during the period. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,942,000. Finally, MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,353,000.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:VUSB opened at $49.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $49.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.71. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.54 and a fifty-two week high of $50.03.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

The Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund actively invests in investment grade securities while aiming to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years. VUSB was launched on Apr 5, 2021 and is managed by Vanguard.