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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of 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 days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ:BND traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $71.95. 5,600,053 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,326,859. The company has a fifty day moving average of $72.45 and a 200 day moving average of $73.38. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.37 and a twelve month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 8,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $589,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.4% in the second quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 5,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after buying an additional 851 shares during the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter worth about $319,000. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 10.7% during the second quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 7,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chandler Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.8% in the second quarter. Chandler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,321,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,234,000 after acquiring an additional 48,950 shares during the period.

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.