Vanguard Group Inc. Sells 38,236 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Vanguard Group Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,606,854 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,236 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 1.01% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $356,432,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $232,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 73,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,509,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 169.4% during the 3rd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 66,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,034,000 after acquiring an additional 42,119 shares during the period. King Street Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,824,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 75.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,460,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,792,000 after purchasing an additional 3,630,843 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $77.28 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.08. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $74.43 and a 1-year high of $77.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.258 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd.

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.