Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Bought by LPL Financial LLC

LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 13.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,052,140 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 362,613 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $238,097,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Barings LLC raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 41,430 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of 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 worth $367,806,000 after acquiring an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $257,541,000. Carlson Capital Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,981,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,555,000 after acquiring an additional 142,984 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,318,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,881,000 after purchasing an additional 65,700 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.83 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.27 and a 52-week high of $79.54. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $78.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.51.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2588 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.