CWS Financial Advisors LLC Buys 30,893 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

CWS Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 207.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 45,787 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,893 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of CWS Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. CWS Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $3,629,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,249,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,680,745,000 after purchasing an additional 2,051,450 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 19,425,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,548,832,000 after buying an additional 260,009 shares during the period. Prudential PLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 13,488,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,075,444,000 after buying an additional 1,063,112 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 5,763,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $459,508,000 after buying an additional 752,893 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 5,363,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,663,000 after buying an additional 67,797 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.79 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.39. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.60 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be issued a $0.2876 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st.

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.