Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,727,807 shares, an increase of 163.0% from the March 31st total of 1,037,064 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 4,332,269 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BNDX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 275,788,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,326,094,000 after acquiring an additional 23,417,119 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 141,424,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,833,639,000 after purchasing an additional 4,469,854 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 85,042,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,109,250,000 after purchasing an additional 10,265,316 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 34,728,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,678,082,000 after purchasing an additional 3,539,561 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Betterment LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 19,558,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,056,000 after purchasing an additional 1,197,101 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ BNDX opened at $48.17 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $48.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.82. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $47.60 and a 1-year high of $49.93.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.1117 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st.

About Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

The Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an investment-grade, non-USD denominated bond index, hedged against currency fluctuations for US investors. BNDX was launched on Jun 4, 2013 and is managed by Vanguard.