Rathbones Group PLC Buys 7,239 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Rathbones Group PLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 16.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 52,038 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,239 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,125,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $252,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after buying an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.59 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $78.36 and a 52 week high of $80.26. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.