Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Takes $16.82 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 210,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,819,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 17,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,361,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 16,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,290,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 11,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.70. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3005 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.