Mariner LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Mariner LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 670,992 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 36,977 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $52,344,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,142,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,177,000 after acquiring an additional 874,756 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,431,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,721,000 after purchasing an additional 317,430 shares during the period. Barings LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,149,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,748,000 after purchasing an additional 41,430 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $257,541,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.25 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.289 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $3.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.43%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st.

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.