Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:VTC - Get Free Report) saw a significant 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 days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 809,524 shares of the company's stock worth $63,208,000 after acquiring an additional 80,688 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 0.9% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 88,619 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,709,000 after purchasing an additional 775 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund in the second quarter worth about $3,538,000. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund in the 2nd quarter worth about $11,083,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 21.9% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 3,215 shares of the company's stock valued at $243,000 after buying an additional 577 shares in the last quarter.
Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:VTC traded down $0.21 during trading on Friday, hitting $75.59. The company had a trading volume of 82,249 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,983. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.40. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a one year low of $73.95 and a one year high of $79.92.
Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.3097 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund's previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.
About Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund
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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.
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