JPMorgan Chase & Co. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 75,949 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned about 1.03% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $367,806,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.7% during the second quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 411,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,789,000 after buying an additional 64,869 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth about $31,000. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 40,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,127,000 after buying an additional 1,842 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 113,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,735,000 after acquiring an additional 1,102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 35.8% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Wealth Management now owns 60,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,713,000 after acquiring an additional 16,085 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $77.87 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.36. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.27 and a twelve month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2798 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.