Bank of Nova Scotia Buys 236,391 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 53.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 679,380 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 236,391 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia owned 0.14% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $54,302,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. III Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,127,325 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768,572 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,671,000 after acquiring an additional 1,688,808 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,717,000 after acquiring an additional 745,386 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $79.08 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $79.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.83. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2703 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.