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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 4,356,694 shares, an increase of 18.7% from the February 26th total of 3,669,951 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,513,795 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF stock opened at $73.42 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $74.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.32. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $71.41 and a one year high of $75.23.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. CKW Financial Group bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000.

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.