Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 133,146 shares, an increase of 316.1% from the August 31st total of 31,996 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 205,867 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ BNDW traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $66.15. 130,319 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 123,225. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.89. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $65.90 and a 52-week high of $70.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atomic Invest LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 84.4% during the 2nd quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 4,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 1,865 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 10.9% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 275,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,883,000 after purchasing an additional 27,096 shares in the last quarter. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,455,000. Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 354,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,305,000 after acquiring an additional 1,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $29,000.

About Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

The Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (BNDW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of global investment-grade bonds. BNDW was launched on Sep 4, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.