Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) saw a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 708,500 shares, a decline of 81.6% from the January 15th total of 3,850,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,861,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND traded up $0.38 during trading on Thursday, reaching $72.25. The stock had a trading volume of 2,013,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,722,060. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $72.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.34. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $70.37 and a one year high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2348 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 44.1% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000.

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.