Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 68.1% in September

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BNDX) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,493,209 shares, an increase of 68.1% from the August 31st total of 888,381 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,650,370 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BNDX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 275,788,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,326,094,000 after acquiring an additional 23,417,119 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 128,817,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,238,617,000 after purchasing an additional 3,804,781 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 49.1% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,216,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,756,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377,303 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 61,515,090 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,979,176,000 after purchasing an additional 2,286,457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atomic Invest LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Bond ETF by 1,490.5% in the second quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 1,265,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,405,000 after purchasing an additional 1,185,999 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of BNDX traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $46.88. 284,250 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,062,223. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $47.50 and a 200-day moving average of $47.87. Vanguard Total International Bond ETF has a one year low of $46.75 and a one year high of $49.93.

About Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

The Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an investment-grade, non-USD denominated bond index, hedged against currency fluctuations for US investors. BNDX was launched on Jun 4, 2013 and is managed by Vanguard.