Essential Planning LLC. Grows Holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB)

Essential Planning LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) by 6,357.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 411,749 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 405,373 shares during the quarter. Essential Planning LLC. owned approximately 4.79% of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF worth $26,021,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truist Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 255,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,835,000 after acquiring an additional 19,102 shares during the period. SageView Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 13.5% in the third quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 193,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,551,000 after acquiring an additional 23,026 shares during the period. DeDora Capital Inc. raised its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. now owns 172,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,702,000 after acquiring an additional 2,305 shares during the period. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management raised its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 152,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,467,000 after acquiring an additional 17,917 shares during the period. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 138,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,573,000 after acquiring an additional 1,023 shares during the period.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of VCEB stock opened at $62.58 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.15. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $60.66 and a 52 week high of $65.30.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2253 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.