Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,499,840 shares, an increase of 70.6% from the December 15th total of 3,224,441 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 8,299,021 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Based on an average trading volume of 8,299,021 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 125,870,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,267,835,000 after purchasing an additional 22,636,769 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,292,008,000 after purchasing an additional 10,046,828 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 46.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 15,579,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,147,087,000 after buying an additional 4,971,692 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,913,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,348,226,000 after buying an additional 4,719,267 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 25.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,912,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,704,017,000 after acquiring an additional 4,686,304 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND stock opened at $74.32 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $74.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.04. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.41 and a 12 month high of $75.15.

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.