Compass Advisory Group LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Compass Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 12.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 193,599 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,550 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 4.1% of Compass Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Compass Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $15,347,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,249,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,680,745,000 after purchasing an additional 2,051,450 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased 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 worth $1,548,832,000 after buying an additional 260,009 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC increased its holdings 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 worth $1,075,444,000 after buying an additional 1,063,112 shares during the last quarter. Nepc LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.0% during 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 raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.3% during 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 Stock Up 0.1%

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.03 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $79.02 and a 200-day moving average of $79.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.2965 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change 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 yield of 4.5%.

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.