Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Short Interest Up 15.6% in February

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 6,294,854 shares, an increase of 15.6% from the February 12th total of 5,443,905 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,566,631 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 4,566,631 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH opened at $79.19 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.58 and a twelve month high of $80.26. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $79.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.82.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2703 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000.

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.