Vanguard Group Inc. Increases Stock Position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF $VCEB

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) by 11.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,848,378 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 190,788 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 0.14% of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF worth $117,612,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCEB. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 6,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $419,000 after buying an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $236,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 56,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,588,000 after acquiring an additional 675 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 128,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,138,000 after purchasing an additional 14,194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Betterment LLC raised its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 6,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after purchasing an additional 964 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:VCEB opened at $62.59 on Wednesday. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $61.50 and a 12-month high of $64.90. The company’s 50-day moving average is $62.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.58.

About Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Select index. The fund tracks an index of US investment-grade corporate bonds of varying maturities, selected based on certain ESG traits provided by MSCI ESG research. VCEB was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by Vanguard.