Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) Short Interest Down 62.7% in April

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,300 shares, a decline of 62.7% from the March 31st total of 33,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 89,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BNDW. Keener Financial Planning LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Keener Financial Planning LLC now owns 2,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares during the last quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $228,000. Wedmont Private Capital bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $249,000. Verisail Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $254,000. Finally, Wealthspire Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $351,000.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BNDW opened at $69.17 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $67.04 and a 12 month high of $70.90. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.81.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1902 per share. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.30%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total World Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st.

About Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

The Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of global investment-grade bonds. BNDW was launched on Sep 4, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.