Short Interest in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) Rises By 255.5%

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 55,100 shares, an increase of 255.5% from the October 15th total of 15,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 59,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BNDW. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 48.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 367,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,967,000 after acquiring an additional 119,960 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 39,474.0% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 39,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,794,000 after acquiring an additional 39,474 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,139,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 123,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,717,000 after acquiring an additional 16,028 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kings Path Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $763,000.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Performance

BNDW stock traded down $0.29 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $69.02. The company had a trading volume of 55,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 60,972. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.36 and a fifty-two week high of $70.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $69.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.04.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.1767 dividend. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.07%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 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.