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

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 129,700 shares, an increase of 555.1% from the November 30th total of 19,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 108,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:BNDW traded up $0.06 during trading on Thursday, reaching $68.24. 159,981 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 75,073. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $66.88 and a 12 month high of $70.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $69.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.40.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th will be given a dividend of $0.7894 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total World Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BNDW. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $90,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 674 shares in the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 60,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,289,000 after purchasing an additional 4,393 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 20.6% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $884,000 after purchasing an additional 2,219 shares during the period. Finally, American Investment Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 7,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares in the last quarter.

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.