Franklin Resources Inc. Acquires 24,121 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 481,158 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,121 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. owned approximately 0.11% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $38,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Prudential PLC grew its holdings 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 valued at $1,647,447,000 after buying an additional 1,844,380 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.7% during the first quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,864,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,041,000 after acquiring an additional 658,773 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,224,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,568,000 after acquiring an additional 135,207 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768,572 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.9% during the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,722,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,886,000 after acquiring an additional 221,426 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $80.08 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.58 and a 52 week high of $80.15. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were issued a $0.2974 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is a positive change 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.