Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,290,000 shares, a growth of 72.3% from the July 31st total of 1,910,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,569,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

BND stock opened at $74.62 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $73.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.30. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $67.99 and a 1 year high of $74.85.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a $0.2239 dividend. This represents a $2.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.60%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,073,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,285,458,000 after acquiring an additional 5,792,806 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 39.8% in the fourth quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 101,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,380,000 after purchasing an additional 28,986 shares during the period. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 157,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,605,000 after purchasing an additional 21,216 shares during the last quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $343,000. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 51.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $643,000 after buying an additional 2,978 shares during the period.

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.