Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Grows By 44.2%

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,460,000 shares, a growth of 44.2% from the August 15th total of 4,480,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,943,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tidemark LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Orion Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 99.1% during the 1st quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 300.0% during the 4th quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,028.6% during the 1st quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 504 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $79.33 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $78.39 and a 200 day moving average of $77.49. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $74.43 and a 1 year high of $79.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.2627 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.