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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,900,000 shares, a growth of 21.6% from the October 31st total of 7,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,213,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $295,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 750,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,007,000 after buying an additional 7,033 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,377,000. FIDELIS iM LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 229,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,718,000 after acquiring an additional 9,913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 201,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,980,000 after acquiring an additional 15,329 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.65 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.15 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $78.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.19.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2741 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.