Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH is W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc.’s 4th Largest Position

W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 85,502 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,540 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 4.3% of W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $6,797,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Prudential PLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 20,869,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,647,447,000 after acquiring an additional 1,844,380 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,864,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,041,000 after purchasing an additional 658,773 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,237,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,577,000 after buying an additional 185,476 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,224,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,568,000 after purchasing an additional 135,207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.9% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,722,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,886,000 after acquiring an additional 221,426 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH traded down $0.09 during trading on Thursday, reaching $79.66. The company had a trading volume of 1,083,751 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,863,324. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $79.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.39. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.58 and a twelve month high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2974 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 3rd.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. VCSH was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is managed by Vanguard.