Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Rises By 21.6%

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,900,000 shares, a growth of 21.6% from the October 31st total of 7,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,213,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.65 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.15 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2741 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.18%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wulff Hansen & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,338.3% during the second quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,470,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,644,000 after purchasing an additional 1,450,773 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250,000 shares in the last quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $51,324,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,340,000 after acquiring an additional 464,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,089,000 after purchasing an additional 403,254 shares during the period.

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.