Short Interest in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Expands By 94.9%

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,550,000 shares, a growth of 94.9% from the September 30th total of 795,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,775,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 18,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,345,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 17,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,277,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE now owns 3,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Family CFO Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.4% during the 1st quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 1,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BND traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $73.16. 4,641,724 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,571,402. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $68.34 and a 52 week high of $75.67. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.01.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2255 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22.

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.