Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Short Interest Up 54.6% in February

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSHGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 6,200,000 shares, an increase of 54.6% from the February 13th total of 4,010,000 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 3,933,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.49 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.27 and a 1 year high of $79.54. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $78.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.51.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.2588 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Silver Oak Wealth Advisors Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $4,076,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.5% in the 4th quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 7,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,000 after buying an additional 3,549 shares during the last quarter. Lighthouse Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $6,531,000. SpringVest Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $8,049,000. Finally, Aegis Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $1,084,000.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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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.

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