104,498 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Purchased by Kensington Asset Management LLC

Kensington Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 104,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,340,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 0.4% of Kensington Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 8,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

VCSH opened at $78.91 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.60 and a 52-week high of $80.26. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.2965 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st.

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.