North Star Investment Management Corp. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 561,002 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,144 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 3.1% of North Star Investment Management Corp.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $44,600,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,404.8% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,774,000 after buying an additional 2,965,656 shares in the last quarter. Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 49,316.8% in the 1st quarter. Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,033,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,486,000 after purchasing an additional 2,028,894 shares during the period. Prudential PLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% in the 1st quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 20,869,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,647,447,000 after purchasing an additional 1,844,380 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,521,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,051,000 after purchasing an additional 699,137 shares during the period. Finally, Nepc LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,864,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,041,000 after purchasing an additional 658,773 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $79.87 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $79.63 and its 200-day moving average is $79.08. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.58 and a 52-week high of $80.14.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.2901 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 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.