Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Holdings Decreased by Prepared Retirement Institute LLC

Prepared Retirement Institute LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,808 shares of the company’s stock after selling 307 shares during the quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.0% in the 4th 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 period. 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 valued at $423,721,000 after purchasing an additional 317,430 shares in the last quarter. Barings LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $401,748,000 after purchasing an additional 41,430 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after buying an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $257,541,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.08 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.44. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.289 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $3.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.44%.

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.