Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF $VCEB Shares Purchased by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) by 193.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 40,684 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,832 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned approximately 0.30% of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF worth $2,612,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 8.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,657,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,417,000 after buying an additional 131,115 shares in the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 39.3% in the third quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 402,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,802,000 after acquiring an additional 113,489 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 273,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,588,000 after acquiring an additional 9,305 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 257,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,510,000 after acquiring an additional 6,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 174,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,192,000 after purchasing an additional 9,277 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCEB opened at $62.89 on Monday. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $60.36 and a twelve month high of $64.90. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $63.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.81.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.2284 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.