Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) Short Interest Up 123.3% in June

Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 151,264 shares, a growth of 123.3% from the June 15th total of 67,735 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 435,883 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Essex LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 36.9% during the fourth quarter. Essex LLC now owns 423,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,004,000 after acquiring an additional 114,140 shares during the last quarter. AJ Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. AJ Advisors LLC now owns 138,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,785,000 after purchasing an additional 9,544 shares in the last quarter. Emergent Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,044,000. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 248,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,353,000 after purchasing an additional 19,827 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Enclave Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 30.3% in the fourth quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 43,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,422,000 after buying an additional 10,204 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF stock opened at $76.56 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $76.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.55. Vanguard Core Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.13 and a 1 year high of $79.18.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.2956 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Core Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

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.