Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Short Interest Up 44.0% in October

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,930,000 shares, an increase of 44.0% from the September 30th total of 2,730,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,862,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,862,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of BND traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $74.34. 1,123,035 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,863,328. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.46. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 52-week low of $71.10 and a 52-week high of $75.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BND. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 99.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 37,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,691,000 after acquiring an additional 18,677 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 7,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after acquiring an additional 439 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 75.7% in the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $201,000 after acquiring an additional 1,179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $39,000.

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.