Prudential PLC Purchases 1,063,112 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Prudential PLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,488,580 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,063,112 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 8.6% of Prudential PLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Prudential PLC owned about 2.68% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $1,075,444,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $252,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after acquiring an additional 4,096 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the period. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp increased its position in shares of 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 worth $3,019,000 after acquiring an additional 1,337 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.84 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $78.58 and a twelve month high of $80.26. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.53.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.2965 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.