Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) Short Interest Up 48.9% in October

Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 49,600 shares, an increase of 48.9% from the October 15th total of 33,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 204,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VCRB stock opened at $76.60 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.26. Vanguard Core Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $74.22 and a 1 year high of $79.86.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Core Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Core Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 101.7% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 6,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $521,000 after acquiring an additional 3,400 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 45.7% during the 2nd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,000 after acquiring an additional 1,585 shares during the last quarter. Silver Lake Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Core Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,656,000. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC now owns 76,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,074,000 after acquiring an additional 3,985 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 86.6% during the 2nd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 1,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 531 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate level of income. It primarily holds USD-denominated securities of investment grade rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity.