Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 120.7% in September

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BND. BCO Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. BCO Wealth Management LLC now owns 49,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,674,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Kingsbury Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Kingsbury Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Nilsine Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 14,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,028,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Value Investment Professionals LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Value Investment Professionals LLC now owns 7,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $575,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Latitude Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 3,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BND opened at $70.36 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF has a 1-year low of $69.65 and a 1-year high of $75.23. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $71.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.59.

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.