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

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,670,000 shares, a decline of 46.4% from the November 15th total of 4,980,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,365,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VCLT traded down $0.64 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $76.84. 3,801,969 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,328,867. The company has a 50 day moving average of $78.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.34. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $73.21 and a 52-week high of $82.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.3375 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PSI Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.4% in the 3rd quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 73.5% in the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8,116.7% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 487 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Long Term Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.