Short Interest in Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (NASDAQ:BND) Grows By 65.4%

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (NASDAQ:BND – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,140,000 shares, a growth of 65.4% from the January 31st total of 689,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,207,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Price Performance

Shares of BND stock opened at $72.07 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund has a 12-month low of $69.09 and a 12-month high of $82.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $73.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.68.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.176 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AMI Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund by 4.3% in the first quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 28,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,270,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183 shares during the last quarter. Roundview Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund by 4.3% in the first quarter. Roundview Capital LLC now owns 190,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,148,000 after acquiring an additional 7,851 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund by 123.9% in the first quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 21,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,731,000 after acquiring an additional 12,045 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund by 37.4% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 37,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,991,000 after buying an additional 10,238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund by 6.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,169,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,993,000 after buying an additional 697,937 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Company Profile

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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.