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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in 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 daily trading volume, of 2,943,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock traded up $0.12 on Friday, reaching $79.33. 3,865,602 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,745,256. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $74.43 and a 52 week high of $79.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $78.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2627 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. FIDELIS iM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 229,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,718,000 after buying an additional 9,913 shares in the last quarter. American Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 564.8% during the 2nd quarter. American Trust now owns 91,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,086,000 after buying an additional 77,904 shares in the last quarter. Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $297,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $14,556,000. Finally, Creekside Partners acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $828,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.