Short Interest in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) Increases By 1,206.7%

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 19,600 shares, a growth of 1,206.7% from the January 15th total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 65,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 919,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,917,000 after acquiring an additional 110,469 shares during the period. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 916,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,398,000 after purchasing an additional 3,949 shares in the last quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 722,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,644,000 after purchasing an additional 6,982 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 718,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,427,000 after buying an additional 7,197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 277,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,034,000 after buying an additional 3,398 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Stock Performance

Shares of VTC stock traded down $0.49 on Wednesday, reaching $75.50. 15,512 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 67,609. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a 12-month low of $73.95 and a 12-month high of $79.92. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $76.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.30.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.3019 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Company Profile

The Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond index. The fund is a fund-of-funds. It tracks an index designed to provide exposure to investment-grade US corporate bonds with broad maturities. VTC was launched on Nov 7, 2017 and is managed by Vanguard.