Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) Short Interest Down 55.7% in December

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 57,500 shares, a drop of 55.7% from the December 15th total of 129,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 123,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BNDW. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 48.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 367,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,967,000 after purchasing an additional 119,960 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 14.9% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 123,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,717,000 after buying an additional 16,028 shares during the last quarter. Kure Advisory LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Kure Advisory LLC now owns 84,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,000,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144 shares in the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 61,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,202,000 after acquiring an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 10.2% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 58,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,958,000 after acquiring an additional 5,379 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF stock traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $67.90. The company had a trading volume of 56,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 120,489. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.88 and a fifty-two week high of $70.90. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $68.94 and its 200-day moving average is $69.37.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.7894 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total World Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

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.