Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 269,798 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,285 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. owned 0.05% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $21,565,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688,808 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,127,325 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,402,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,471,000 after acquiring an additional 136,915 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,312,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,763,000 after purchasing an additional 158,367 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768,572 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

VCSH stock opened at $79.98 on Friday. 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 moving average of $79.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.