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

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) saw a large decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,260,000 shares, a decline of 28.5% from the March 31st total of 3,160,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,206,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BND. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 44.1% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

BND opened at $73.55 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.73. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a twelve month low of $70.50 and a twelve month high of $75.67.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2404 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.92%.

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.