Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Short Interest Down 56.5% in December

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,000,000 shares, a drop of 56.5% from the November 30th total of 11,490,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,258,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Community Trust NA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $59,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VCSH traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $77.87. The company had a trading volume of 2,563,545 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,602,451. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $76.27 and a 1-year high of $79.54. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.