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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 10,042,527 shares, a growth of 112.3% from the January 29th total of 4,729,863 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,570,996 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,570,996 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ BND traded up $0.14 on Friday, hitting $75.16. 751,839 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,799,048. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.33 and a 200-day moving average of $74.31. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.41 and a 12 month high of $75.17.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2455 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

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 company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 21.9% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 125,870,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,267,835,000 after purchasing an additional 22,636,769 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 124,929,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,253,527,000 after buying an additional 16,287,510 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 8.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,942,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,292,008,000 after buying an additional 10,046,828 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,903,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,844,363,000 after acquiring an additional 6,989,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 7,708.3% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 5,236,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,899,000 after acquiring an additional 5,169,861 shares during the last quarter.

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.