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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) was the target of a large 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. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,526,492 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VCSH traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $79.76. 5,666,775 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,408,334. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.69. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 786,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,504,000 after acquiring an additional 11,617 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 154,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,314,000 after purchasing an additional 7,566 shares during the period. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 160,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,795,000 after purchasing an additional 13,744 shares during the last quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 115,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,171,000 after purchasing an additional 11,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 48,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,835,000 after purchasing an additional 4,683 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.