Short Interest in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) Increases By 115.0%

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) saw a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 63,005 shares, an increase of 115.0% from the June 30th total of 29,311 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 103,910 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCEB stock opened at $61.47 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $62.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $62.98. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $61.40 and a 52 week high of $64.90.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 6,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $236,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 56,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,588,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 128,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,138,000 after buying an additional 14,194 shares during the period. Finally, Betterment LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 6,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 964 shares during the period.

About Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Select index. The fund tracks an index of US investment-grade corporate bonds of varying maturities, selected based on certain ESG traits provided by MSCI ESG research. VCEB was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by Vanguard.