Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Rises By 45.7%

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,624,641 shares, a growth of 45.7% from the December 15th total of 4,547,191 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,526,492 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,526,492 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

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

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 17,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. Finally, Bank Hapoalim BM increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% during the second quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 16,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,290,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

VCSH opened at $79.76 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $79.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.69. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.58 and a fifty-two week high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.3005 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.