Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) Short Interest Up 5,686.1% in June

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,939 shares, a growth of 5,686.1% from the May 31st total of 552 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 55,935 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 7,104.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,852,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,401,000 after buying an additional 1,826,926 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,848,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,612,000 after acquiring an additional 190,788 shares in the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 447,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,556,000 after acquiring an additional 45,477 shares during the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 2,098.3% during the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 343,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,928,000 after purchasing an additional 328,240 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 281,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,919,000 after purchasing an additional 7,659 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VCEB stock traded up $0.05 on Thursday, reaching $63.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 39,615 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,192. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.26. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $61.87 and a 1 year high of $64.90.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Select index. The fund tracks an index of US investment-grade corporate bonds of varying maturities, selected based on certain ESG traits provided by MSCI ESG research. VCEB was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by Vanguard.