Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 48,568 shares, a decrease of 41.5% from the February 26th total of 83,064 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 167,641 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ VPLS opened at $76.87 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.28 and its 200 day moving average is $78.49. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.95 and a fifty-two week high of $79.41.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2632 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VPLS. Catalyst Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,217,000. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA lifted its holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 18.4% during the fourth quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 180,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,130,000 after purchasing an additional 28,066 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,945,000. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $839,000. Finally, Colter Lewis Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $319,000.

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.