Short Interest in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Expands By 15.2%

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) saw a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,590,000 shares, an increase of 15.2% from the December 15th total of 1,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,454,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Access Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE now owns 3,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,498,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. now owns 16,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,238,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Belmont Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Belmont Capital LLC now owns 1,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of BND traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $71.95. 5,600,053 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,326,859. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $72.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.38. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $70.37 and a 12-month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2334 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a broad, market-value-weighted index of US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable, fixed-income securities with maturities of at least one year. BND was launched on Apr 3, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.