Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,727,807 shares, a growth of 163.0% from the March 31st total of 1,037,064 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 4,332,269 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew 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 in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 141,424,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,833,639,000 after buying an additional 4,469,854 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 13.7% during the fourth 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. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 34,728,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,678,082,000 after buying an additional 3,539,561 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Betterment LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 19,558,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,056,000 after buying an additional 1,197,101 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:BNDX opened at $48.17 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $47.60 and a 1 year high of $49.93. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $48.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.82.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1117 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st.

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.