AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 42.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 638,470 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 189,204 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 22.9% of AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $50,401,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 61,050,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,762,539,000 after buying an additional 9,313,379 shares in the last quarter. American Family Investments Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 244.9% in the 4th quarter. American Family Investments Inc. now owns 5,042,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,326,000 after buying an additional 3,580,000 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $257,541,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,142,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $635,177,000 after acquiring an additional 874,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 95.5% during the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 1,390,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,509,000 after acquiring an additional 679,632 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.59 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.91 and a twelve month high of $79.54. The company has a 50 day moving average of $78.66 and a 200-day moving average of $78.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.297 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.53%.

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.