Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) Short Interest Up 396.4% in April

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 227,411 shares, an increase of 396.4% from the April 15th total of 45,810 shares. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 157,542 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ VPLS opened at $77.34 on Wednesday. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.77 and a 1-year high of $79.41. The company has a 50 day moving average of $77.73 and a 200-day moving average of $78.26.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.2842 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 103.3% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 7,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after buying an additional 3,658 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 147.9% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 14,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $999,000 after buying an additional 8,398 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 246.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 45,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,529,000 after buying an additional 32,372 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 77.1% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 19,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,483,000 after buying an additional 8,299 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 11.0% in the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 26,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,058,000 after buying an additional 2,619 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Company Profile

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.