Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Short Interest Up 70.6% in December

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,499,840 shares, an increase of 70.6% from the December 15th total of 3,224,441 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 8,299,021 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Based on an average daily volume of 8,299,021 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 25,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Integrity Financial Corp WA boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 1,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. now owns 4,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV now owns 4,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Finally, BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 29,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,192,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:BND opened at $74.43 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $71.41 and a one year high of $75.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $74.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.04.

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.