LPL Financial LLC Purchases 66,477 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,412,035 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 66,477 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $272,042,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 510,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,675,000 after purchasing an additional 17,069 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 22,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,826,000 after purchasing an additional 3,522 shares in the last quarter. Napier Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $11,615,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 119,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,559,000 after purchasing an additional 6,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,542,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,987,000 after purchasing an additional 83,428 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH opened at $78.72 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $79.09 and its 200-day moving average is $79.50. 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 business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.2965 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

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.