Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) Short Interest Up 479.2% in August

Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 208,137 shares, a growth of 479.2% from the July 30th total of 35,935 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 565,799 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VCRB. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 9,274,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,692,000 after purchasing an additional 631,969 shares in the last quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 13.1% in the first quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,721,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,985,000 after buying an additional 432,345 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 9,299.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,446,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,661,000 after buying an additional 3,409,456 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,425,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,689,000 after buying an additional 411,031 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,384,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,162,000 after buying an additional 24,268 shares during the period.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Price Performance

VCRB stock traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $76.30. The stock had a trading volume of 427,183 shares, compared to its average volume of 543,066. Vanguard Core Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.69 and a 1-year high of $79.18. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $76.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.13.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.3021 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%.

About Vanguard Core Bond ETF

The Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate level of income. It primarily holds USD-denominated securities of investment grade rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity. VCRB was launched on Nov 29, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.