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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 6,200,000 shares, an increase of 54.6% from the February 13th total of 4,010,000 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,933,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

VCSH stock opened at $78.49 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.27 and a twelve month high of $79.54. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.52.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2588 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Transce3nd LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 156.3% during the fourth quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. now owns 451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the period. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $38,000.

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.