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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,630,000 shares, a growth of 271.2% from the January 31st total of 708,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,650,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of BND stock opened at $73.66 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $72.18 and a 200-day moving average of $73.27. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2348 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $705,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 86,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,252,000 after purchasing an additional 10,029 shares in the last quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $575,000. Finally, Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $866,000.

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.