Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Bought by Grove Bank & Trust

Grove Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.8% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 177,534 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,187 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 1.4% of Grove Bank & Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Grove Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $14,031,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 75,626,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,994,897,000 after buying an additional 4,376,524 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,127,325 shares during the period. South Dakota Investment Council purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $130,625,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $116,756,000. Finally, Prudential PLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 13,488,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,444,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063,112 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.59 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $78.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.21. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $78.36 and a twelve month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.299 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd.

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.