Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Declines By 36.8%

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 3,976,680 shares, a decrease of 36.8% from the February 26th total of 6,294,854 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,606,982 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.89 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.78. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.58 and a one year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2703 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000.

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.