Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:EDV) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 1,655,349 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 145% from the previous session’s volume of 674,435 shares.The stock last traded at $67.80 and had previously closed at $68.00.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $72.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EDV. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at about $38,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $46,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $60,000. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $222,000. Finally, Rainey & Randall Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $243,000.

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.