Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Buys 8,951 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 22.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 48,134 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,951 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $3,816,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 5,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $78.61. The stock had a trading volume of 4,248,772 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,211,400. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.54 and a 12 month high of $80.26. The business has a fifty day moving average of $78.89 and a 200 day moving average of $79.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2876 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%.

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.