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 decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,490,000 shares, a decline of 25.7% from the February 28th total of 16,820,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,779,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCIT opened at $81.67 on Monday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.80 and a 12-month high of $84.26. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.48.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2865 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 92,783,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,447,768,000 after purchasing an additional 4,289,340 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $323,370,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,189,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,028,730,000 after buying an additional 2,992,971 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 63,704,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,113,562,000 after acquiring an additional 2,752,661 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,732.2% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,308,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $185,270,000 after acquiring an additional 2,278,614 shares in 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.