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

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,380,000 shares, a drop of 15.5% from the December 15th total of 19,390,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,498,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VCIT. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 16,198.3% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,382,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,560,000 after purchasing an additional 2,368,191 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $127,888,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 47,196,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,952,729,000 after buying an additional 1,165,222 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 121.4% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,268,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,040,000 after acquiring an additional 695,871 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,284.5% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 677,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,782,000 after acquiring an additional 629,019 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VCIT opened at $80.19 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $80.92 and its 200 day moving average is $81.75. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.80 and a 12-month high of $84.25.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.3119 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.