Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Acquired by Estate Counselors LLC

Estate Counselors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 144,620 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,475 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 1.0% of Estate Counselors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Estate Counselors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $11,559,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. III Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after buying an additional 2,127,325 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,510,000 after buying an additional 1,768,572 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,671,000 after buying an additional 1,688,808 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,717,000 after buying an additional 745,386 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VCSH opened at $79.85 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.58 and a one year high of $80.15. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $79.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3005 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.