Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) Short Interest Up 1,206.7% in January

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 19,600 shares, a growth of 1,206.7% from the January 15th total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 65,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund during the fourth quarter worth $10,425,000. Wedmont Private Capital increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 919,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,917,000 after acquiring an additional 110,469 shares in the last quarter. Raine Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund in the 3rd quarter worth about $4,901,000. Leo Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,721,000. Finally, Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 152.1% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 41,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,117,000 after purchasing an additional 24,835 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Stock Down 0.5 %

VTC stock opened at $75.63 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.29. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a fifty-two week low of $73.95 and a fifty-two week high of $79.92.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.3019 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.