Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,650,000 shares, a growth of 6.5% from the October 15th total of 1,550,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,737,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Simmons Bank boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after buying an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,000 after purchasing an additional 499 shares in the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 12.6% in the 1st quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 18,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 2,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 15,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

BND traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $72.48. 18,467,423 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,581,755. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $74.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.22. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $70.37 and a 1-year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2276 per share. This represents a $2.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.