Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 90,730 shares, a decrease of 43.1% from the May 14th total of 159,343 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 159,127 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF stock opened at $77.40 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $77.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.01. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.43 and a twelve month high of $79.41.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.2911 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 36.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,624,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,063,000 after purchasing an additional 437,524 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 48.9% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 658,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,439,000 after purchasing an additional 216,196 shares during the period. WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth $28,441,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 50.4% during the 1st quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. now owns 272,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,174,000 after purchasing an additional 91,403 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 237,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,587,000 after purchasing an additional 13,882 shares during the period.

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.