Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 120.7% in September

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,806,754 shares, a growth of 120.7% from the September 15th total of 3,084,143 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 9,981,835 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BND opened at $70.36 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52 week low of $69.65 and a 52 week high of $75.23. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $71.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.59.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of BND. Fermata Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $2,254,000. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 18,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,290,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 597,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,910,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares in the last quarter. RTD Financial Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. RTD Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 108,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,587,000 after purchasing an additional 6,087 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 243.7% in the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 2,989,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,696,000 after purchasing an additional 2,119,510 shares in the last quarter.

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.