Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Stock Holdings Cut by Nepc LLC

Nepc LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,283,339 shares of the company’s stock after selling 75,962 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 10.3% of Nepc LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Nepc LLC owned approximately 0.95% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $340,183,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after buying an additional 1,250,000 shares during the period. Carlson Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,403,000 after purchasing an additional 90,699 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,602,000 after purchasing an additional 111,503 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,308,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,305,000 after purchasing an additional 117,998 shares during the period. Finally, Mather Group LLC. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 20.3% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,799,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,889,000 after purchasing an additional 303,514 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH opened at $78.54 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.20 and a one year high of $79.54. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $78.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.25.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.2741 dividend. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.19%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.