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 July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,760,000 shares, a growth of 5.4% from the June 30th total of 1,670,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,565,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BND. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Lee Financial Co bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4,650.0% in the 2nd quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 475 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 443.3% in the 2nd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 399 shares during the period. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $73.33. 4,206,916 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,864,308. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $67.99 and a 12-month high of $73.92. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $72.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.11.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2207 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st.

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.