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 short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after purchasing an additional 8,691,058 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after buying an additional 4,794,485 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,587,000 after buying an additional 4,687,550 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,060,000 after buying an additional 3,322,588 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,062,000 after acquiring an additional 1,863,233 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock traded up $0.02 on Friday, reaching $71.95. 5,600,053 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,326,859. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $72.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price 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 business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors 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 of this dividend 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.