Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) Short Interest Up 67.9% in August

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDW) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,700 shares, a growth of 67.9% from the July 31st total of 2,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 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. grew its stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 48.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 367,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,967,000 after buying an additional 119,960 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $13,099,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 107,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,305,000 after purchasing an additional 9,693 shares during the period. Kure Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Kure Advisory LLC now owns 83,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,700,000 after buying an additional 3,025 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Bond ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 69,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,695,000 after buying an additional 1,530 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BNDW opened at $70.04 on Thursday. Vanguard Total World Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.11 and a fifty-two week high of $70.36. The business has a 50-day moving average of $68.99 and a 200 day moving average of $68.30.

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.