Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) Short Interest Down 98.7% in May

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) saw a significant decline in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 552 shares, a decline of 98.7% from the May 14th total of 43,475 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 66,416 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of VCEB traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $62.50. 58,392 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 97,760. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $62.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.37. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $61.87 and a 1-year high of $64.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VCEB. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 6,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $236,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 56,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,588,000 after acquiring an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 12.4% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 128,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,138,000 after acquiring an additional 14,194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Betterment LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 18.3% in the second quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 6,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,000 after acquiring an additional 964 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Select index. The fund tracks an index of US investment-grade corporate bonds of varying maturities, selected based on certain ESG traits provided by MSCI ESG research. VCEB was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by Vanguard.