Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) saw a large decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 703,900 shares, a decrease of 20.6% from the August 15th total of 886,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,637,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Price Performance

BNDX traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $50.28. 2,061,478 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,522,137. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.30 and a fifty-two week high of $51.04. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.05.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.1011 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 55,431,348 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,697,844,000 after buying an additional 2,745,665 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 40,323,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,983,498,000 after acquiring an additional 6,269,083 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 18,307,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,798,000 after acquiring an additional 1,681,738 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 10,293,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $501,007,000 after purchasing an additional 1,015,494 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 9,056,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,776,000 after purchasing an additional 217,830 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an investment-grade, non-USD denominated bond index, hedged against currency fluctuations for US investors. BNDX was launched on Jun 4, 2013 and is managed by Vanguard.