HighTower Advisors LLC Invests $254,000 in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB)

HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $254,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCEB. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 266.5% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after acquiring an additional 1,194 shares during the last quarter. Team Hewins LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 7.7% in the second quarter. Team Hewins LLC now owns 25,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,593,000 after purchasing an additional 1,833 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 175.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 64,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,173,000 after buying an additional 40,962 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 79.4% during the 2nd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 9,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after buying an additional 4,018 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 38,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,515,000 after buying an additional 2,863 shares during the period.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of BATS VCEB opened at $62.01 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $63.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.37.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2408 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Select index. The fund tracks an index of US investment-grade corporate bonds of varying maturities, selected based on certain ESG traits provided by MSCI ESG research. VCEB was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by Vanguard.