Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:VBND) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Posted by Joseph Casey on Nov 3rd, 2026

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:VBND – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,695 shares, a decline of 35.8% from the September 30th total of 15,095 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 49,420 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF Price Performance

VBND stock traded down $0.15 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $42.25. The company had a trading volume of 20,484 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,198. Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF has a 52 week low of $41.34 and a 52 week high of $44.83. The business has a 50 day moving average of $42.20 and a 200 day moving average of $43.27.

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 20th were paid a $0.1714 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 20th. This is a negative change from Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1734. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%.

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF Company Profile

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The Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (VBND) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Vident Core U.S. Bond index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-weighted USD bond index that is based on sector tail risk, security valuation, and issuer corporate governance. VBND was launched on Oct 16, 2014 and is managed by Vident.