Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Has $2.48 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 30.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 30,999 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,302 shares during the quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,478,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. III Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,127,325 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768,572 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688,808 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,717,000 after purchasing an additional 745,386 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.85 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.58 and a one year high of $80.15. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.68.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.3005 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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.

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.