Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,371,131 shares, a decrease of 46.6% from the August 15th total of 6,309,373 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,976,509 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BND traded up $0.20 on Wednesday, reaching $71.34. 1,835,284 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,682,797. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $72.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.07. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 12 month low of $71.03 and a 12 month high of $75.23.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,506,000. DMC Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the second quarter worth $539,000. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 81.8% during the first quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 533,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,500,000 after buying an additional 240,150 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 11.0% during the second quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 380,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,913,000 after buying an additional 37,835 shares during the period. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter valued at $737,000.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a broad, market-value-weighted index of US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, taxable, fixed-income securities with maturities of at least one year. BND was launched on Apr 3, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.