South Dakota Investment Council Has $141.53 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

South Dakota Investment Council boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,785,348 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 147,000 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 2.7% of South Dakota Investment Council’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. South Dakota Investment Council owned 0.34% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $141,525,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 5,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.61 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $78.36 and a 1-year high of $80.26. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.25.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.2876 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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.