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

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,700 shares, an increase of 67.9% from the July 31st total of 2,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 64,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,874,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,742,000. Sachetta LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $70,000. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $515,000. Finally, Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 24,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,728,000 after buying an additional 448 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ BNDW traded down $0.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $69.87. 88,449 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 63,164. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.11 and a fifty-two week high of $70.36. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $69.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.32.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a $0.1759 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total World Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.17.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Company Profile

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.