Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Acquires 381,983 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 23.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,979,951 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 381,983 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 1.1% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $158,177,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $252,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after buying an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

VCSH opened at $78.71 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $79.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.46. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $78.60 and a 1 year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.2965 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.