Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 22.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 48,134 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,951 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $3,816,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 5,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $401,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VCSH traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $78.61. 4,248,772 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,211,400. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.54 and a 52-week high of $80.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $78.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2876 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%.

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.