Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Short Interest Up 64.2% in January

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,000,000 shares, a growth of 64.2% from the January 15th total of 6,090,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,776,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.6 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.06 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $78.17 and its 200-day moving average is $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2813 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28.

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

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,431,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,721,000 after acquiring an additional 317,430 shares in the last quarter. Barings LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,149,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $401,748,000 after acquiring an additional 41,430 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after acquiring an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $257,541,000. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,110,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,643,000 after acquiring an additional 64,790 shares in the last quarter.

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.