Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Purchased by Investments & Financial Planning LLC

Investments & Financial Planning LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 57.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 136,284 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 49,651 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 5.8% of Investments & Financial Planning LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Investments & Financial Planning LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $10,866,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 69,198,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,531,022,000 after acquiring an additional 5,170,864 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,127,325 shares in the last quarter. South Dakota Investment Council bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $130,625,000. Prudential PLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 13,488,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,444,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063,112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $67,772,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.85 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.45. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.60 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.2965 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.