Short Interest in Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) Expands By 133.5%

Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 283,016 shares, a growth of 133.5% from the April 15th total of 121,181 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 379,724 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Price Performance

VCRB stock traded down $0.44 during trading on Friday, reaching $76.53. 337,487 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 542,655. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $77.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.00. Vanguard Core Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.58 and a 1 year high of $79.18.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.2865 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Core Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BLB&B Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $53,024,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 16.3% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,297,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,733,000 after purchasing an additional 181,681 shares in the last quarter. AJ Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. AJ Advisors LLC now owns 138,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,785,000 after purchasing an additional 9,544 shares in the last quarter. Emergent Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,044,000. Finally, Essex LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 36.9% in the fourth quarter. Essex LLC now owns 423,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,004,000 after purchasing an additional 114,140 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate level of income. It primarily holds USD-denominated securities of investment grade rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity. VCRB was launched on Nov 29, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.