Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,680,000 shares, a decrease of 18.8% from the August 15th total of 15,610,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,013,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCIT opened at $84.02 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $82.13 and its 200-day moving average is $80.51. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $73.78 and a 52-week high of $84.07.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.301 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCIT. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 73,066,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,938,867,000 after acquiring an additional 4,407,258 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 62,648,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,043,820,000 after buying an additional 3,892,110 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 23,672,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,892,142,000 after acquiring an additional 269,015 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 22,681,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,812,896,000 after acquiring an additional 10,210,788 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 10,363,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $828,357,000 after acquiring an additional 68,907 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, a subset of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index measures the investment return of U.S.