Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,200 shares, a growth of 30.4% from the November 30th total of 24,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 53,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Trading Down 0.3 %

VTC traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $75.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 82,249 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,983. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a fifty-two week low of $73.95 and a fifty-two week high of $79.92. The business’s 50-day moving average is $76.93 and its 200-day moving average is $77.41.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.3097 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund’s previous dividend of $0.26.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 3,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after buying an additional 577 shares during the period. Investment Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 13.0% in the second quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Claro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $478,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 20.3% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 19,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,478,000 after acquiring an additional 3,322 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

The Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond index. The fund is a fund-of-funds. It tracks an index designed to provide exposure to investment-grade US corporate bonds with broad maturities. VTC was launched on Nov 7, 2017 and is managed by Vanguard.