Short Interest in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Rises By 15.2%

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,590,000 shares, a growth of 15.2% from the December 15th total of 1,380,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,454,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 84,438,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,083,769,000 after acquiring an additional 8,691,058 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 27,905,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,065,731,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794,485 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 89,037,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,687,587,000 after buying an additional 4,687,550 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3,082.1% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,430,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,060,000 after buying an additional 3,322,588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 86.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,008,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,062,000 after buying an additional 1,863,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock traded up $0.02 on Friday, reaching $71.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,600,053 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,326,859. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $72.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $73.38. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $70.37 and a 52-week high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2334 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.