Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,000,000 shares, a decline of 56.5% from the November 30th total of 11,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,258,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $77.91 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $78.34 and a 200 day moving average of $78.33. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.27 and a 52 week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th will be issued a $0.2798 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after buying an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 42.5% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 586,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,559,000 after acquiring an additional 174,869 shares during the period. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 160,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,760,000 after acquiring an additional 4,468 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $230,000. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. VCSH was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is managed by Vanguard.