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 during the month of 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTC. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 21,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,646,000 after buying an additional 1,475 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 85,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,474,000 after acquiring an additional 5,645 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 43,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,321,000 after acquiring an additional 2,003 shares during the period. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund in the fourth quarter worth $10,425,000. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 718,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,427,000 after purchasing an additional 7,197 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTC opened at $75.63 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.29. Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund has a 1-year low of $73.95 and a 1-year high of $79.92.

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued 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.