Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Bought by CENTRAL TRUST Co

CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 9,974 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 796 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $793,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Prudential PLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 20,869,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,647,447,000 after buying an additional 1,844,380 shares during the last quarter. Nepc LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.7% during the first quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,864,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,041,000 after acquiring an additional 658,773 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,237,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,577,000 after acquiring an additional 185,476 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,224,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,568,000 after purchasing an additional 135,207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.9% in the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,722,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,886,000 after purchasing an additional 221,426 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.75 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15. The company’s fifty day moving average is $79.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.39.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 3rd were given a $0.2974 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%.

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.