Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Stock Short Interest Rises 120.7%

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,806,754 shares, a growth of 120.7% from the September 15th total of 3,084,143 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,981,835 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Price Performance

BND traded down $0.14 on Wednesday, reaching $70.19. The company had a trading volume of 4,922,301 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,059,740. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $69.65 and a 1 year high of $75.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.57.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. TOP Private Wealth LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 159.7% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 387 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. AG Campbell Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $50,000. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $57,000.

About Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

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.