Leuthold Group LLC Buys 7,117 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Leuthold Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 62.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,513 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,117 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 49,316.8% in the 1st quarter. Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,033,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,486,000 after acquiring an additional 2,028,894 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% in the first quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 20,869,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,647,447,000 after purchasing an additional 1,844,380 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,510,000 after buying an additional 1,768,572 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 83.3% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,600,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,229,000 after buying an additional 727,130 shares during the period. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 202.3% in the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 366,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,156,000 after acquiring an additional 725,289 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $80.06 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $79.86 and its 200 day moving average is $79.49. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.