Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stock Position Boosted by Prudential PLC

Prudential PLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 13,488,580 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,063,112 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 8.6% of Prudential PLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Prudential PLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,075,444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vise Technologies Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 198,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,845,000 after buying an additional 21,993 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 34,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,781,000 after buying an additional 1,597 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 49,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,949,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Clarity Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Clarity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 21,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,681,000 after buying an additional 2,285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verus Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 16,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,311,000 after buying an additional 326 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.84 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $79.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.53. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.58 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.2965 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a 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, June 1st.

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.