Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Holdings Decreased by Wells Fargo & Company MN

Wells Fargo & Company MN lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,009,322 shares of the company’s stock after selling 112,149 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $468,787,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,431,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,721,000 after acquiring an additional 317,430 shares in the last quarter. Barings LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,149,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,748,000 after purchasing an additional 41,430 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $257,541,000. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,110,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,643,000 after purchasing an additional 64,790 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.83 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.49. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.289 dividend. This represents a $3.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.40%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.