Short Interest in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Drops By 36.6%

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,729,847 shares, a decline of 36.6% from the April 15th total of 2,727,807 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,838,681 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BNDX stock traded up $0.07 on Monday, hitting $47.64. The stock had a trading volume of 1,660,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,586,787. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $47.53 and a twelve month high of $49.93. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $48.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.65.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.1126 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.11.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BNDX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 275,788,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,326,094,000 after purchasing an additional 23,417,119 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 85,042,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,109,250,000 after buying an additional 10,265,316 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 136,954,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,773,784,000 after buying an additional 10,072,940 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 5,019.1% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,751,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,229,000 after buying an additional 6,619,543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 31,188,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,542,606,000 after buying an additional 5,039,946 shares in the last quarter.

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.