Vanguard Group Inc. Buys 206,994 Shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB)

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) by 19.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,297,321 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 206,994 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 15.09% of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF worth $80,421,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 395.1% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 403 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $87,000. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 266.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 1,194 shares during the period. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 193.5% during the 4th quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 2,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,921 shares during the period. Finally, Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $197,000.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCEB opened at $61.99 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.84. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.36 and a fifty-two week high of $65.30.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2253 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

About Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

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.