Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) Short Interest Down 24.2% in December

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,178 shares, a drop of 24.2% from the November 30th total of 52,974 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 122,801 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 122,801 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VPLS opened at $78.33 on Tuesday. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.95 and a fifty-two week high of $79.41. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.14.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were given a dividend of $0.2891 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 178.6% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 2,036 shares during the last quarter. RIA Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,393,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $104,000. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $12,016,000. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,001,000.

About Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

The Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate to high level of income. It holds US and foreign securities of any rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity. VPLS was launched on Nov 20, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.