Short Interest in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) Decreases By 57.9%

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 70,612 shares, a decline of 57.9% from the July 30th total of 167,805 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 253,727 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VPLS opened at $76.50 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $76.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.42. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.16 and a 52-week high of $79.41.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3056 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 5,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 30,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,346,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. now owns 28,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,240,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 5,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $397,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 625 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate to high level of income. It holds US and foreign securities of any rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity. VPLS was launched on Nov 20, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.