Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Short Interest Up 21.6% in November

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) was the target of a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,900,000 shares, an increase of 21.6% from the October 31st total of 7,320,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,213,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $295,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 750,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,007,000 after purchasing an additional 7,033 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,377,000. FIDELIS iM LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 229,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,718,000 after buying an additional 9,913 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 201,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,980,000 after buying an additional 15,329 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VCSH stock opened at $78.65 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.18. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.15 and a 52-week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2741 dividend. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.