Short Interest in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Drops By 59.6%

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 869,303 shares, a decrease of 59.6% from the January 29th total of 2,152,422 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 5,506,296 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 5,506,296 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position 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 buying an additional 23,417,119 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 85,042,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,109,250,000 after acquiring an additional 10,265,316 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 136,954,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,773,784,000 after acquiring an additional 10,072,940 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5,019.1% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,751,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,229,000 after acquiring an additional 6,619,543 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 31,188,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,542,606,000 after purchasing an additional 5,039,946 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:BNDX traded up $0.11 during trading on Friday, hitting $49.22. 1,456,071 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,362,986. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $48.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.15. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $48.20 and a 12-month high of $49.93.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.1124 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Company Profile

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.