Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) Trading 2.2% Higher – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) traded up 2.2% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $70.20 and last traded at $70.23. 173,760 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 79% from the average session volume of 810,385 shares. The stock had previously closed at $68.74.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.15.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EDV. CWC Advisors LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 16,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,104,000 after acquiring an additional 2,234 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 355.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,275,000 after acquiring an additional 14,695 shares during the period. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL purchased a new stake in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,418,000. Fluent Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. Fluent Financial LLC now owns 489,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,167,000 after acquiring an additional 94,429 shares during the period. Finally, Forefront Analytics LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF by 31.1% in the 4th quarter. Forefront Analytics LLC now owns 109,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,434,000 after purchasing an additional 26,026 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index.