Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,600 shares, a decrease of 60.3% from the February 28th total of 14,100 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 74,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTC. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 30,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,303,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 40,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,082,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Bfsg LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 27,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,084,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 2.9% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 20,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,607,000 after acquiring an additional 566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 61,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,723,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Stock Performance

VTC opened at $76.31 on Friday. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a 52 week low of $73.95 and a 52 week high of $79.92. The business has a 50 day moving average of $76.40 and a 200-day moving average of $77.01.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2748 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Company Profile

The Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond index. The fund is a fund-of-funds. It tracks an index designed to provide exposure to investment-grade US corporate bonds with broad maturities. VTC was launched on Nov 7, 2017 and is managed by Vanguard.