Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,200 shares, a growth of 30.4% from the November 30th total of 24,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 53,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ VTC opened at $75.59 on Friday. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a 12 month low of $73.95 and a 12 month high of $79.92. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.40.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.3097 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bfsg LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 1.1% in the third quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 26,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,138,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Investment Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 13.0% in the second quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 2.9% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 20,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,607,000 after acquiring an additional 566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 21.9% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 3,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Company Profile

The Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond index. The fund is a fund-of-funds. It tracks an index designed to provide exposure to investment-grade US corporate bonds with broad maturities. VTC was launched on Nov 7, 2017 and is managed by Vanguard.