Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,220,000 shares, an increase of 52.4% from the January 15th total of 6,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,551,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VCLT traded up $0.35 on Friday, reaching $75.86. The stock had a trading volume of 1,664,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,557,195. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.37 and a 200 day moving average of $77.81. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $72.86 and a 12-month high of $82.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.3447 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 39.2% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 6,865 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $513,000 after buying an additional 1,933 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 3,348 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8,116.7% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 40.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $344,000 after buying an additional 1,218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 115.8% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 70,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,716,000 after purchasing an additional 37,751 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Long Term Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.