Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 16,900 shares, a drop of 13.8% from the January 31st total of 19,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 67,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Nepc LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 35.5% in the 4th quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 2,455,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,908,000 after purchasing an additional 642,813 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 919,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,917,000 after purchasing an additional 110,469 shares during the period. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 916,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,398,000 after purchasing an additional 3,949 shares during the period. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 722,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,644,000 after purchasing an additional 6,982 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 718,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,427,000 after purchasing an additional 7,197 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTC opened at $76.83 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $76.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.22. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a 12-month low of $73.95 and a 12-month high of $79.92.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Cuts Dividend

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

About Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

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.