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

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,166,318 shares, a growth of 30.5% from the December 31st total of 12,392,331 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,022,299 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 2.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 15,022,299 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCIT opened at $83.52 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $83.92 and a 200-day moving average of $83.78. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $78.66 and a one year high of $84.84.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a $0.33 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd.

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

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. MMA Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC now owns 55,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,672,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. American Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. American Financial Advisors LLC now owns 415,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,813,000 after buying an additional 12,216 shares during the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 772.1% in the fourth quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT now owns 183,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,330,000 after buying an additional 162,054 shares in the last quarter. Williams Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $3,707,000. Finally, Ascent Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 26,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,199,000 after buying an additional 423 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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. dollar denominated, investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies with maturities between 5 and 10 years. Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment adisory services to the Fund.