Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:VBND) Short Interest Update

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:VBND) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,994 shares, a growth of 852.1% from the April 15th total of 2,310 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,146 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $43.57. 6,195 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 23,341. Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF has a 52 week low of $42.45 and a 52 week high of $45.28. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.01.

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1204 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 18th. This is an increase from Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.12. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%.

Vident U.S. Bond Strategy ETF Company Profile

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.