Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Short Interest Down 43.2% in December

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 781,206 shares, a decline of 43.2% from the November 30th total of 1,374,317 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 3,455,663 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average trading volume of 3,455,663 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BNDX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 252,371,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,482,282,000 after purchasing an additional 10,128,983 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 136,954,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,773,784,000 after buying an additional 10,072,940 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,777,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,698,476,000 after acquiring an additional 5,608,996 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 61,993,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,069,299,000 after acquiring an additional 1,805,878 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 31,188,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,542,606,000 after acquiring an additional 5,039,946 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BNDX remained flat at $48.42 on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 4,713,011 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,787,413. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $48.20 and a 12 month high of $49.93. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $49.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.38.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.9686 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 24.0%.

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.