Bakala Capital LLC Purchases 234 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Bakala Capital LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 17,019 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 8.0% of Bakala Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Bakala Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,328,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Beaumont Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Beaumont Capital Management LLC now owns 15,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,247,000 after acquiring an additional 544 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 61,050,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,762,539,000 after purchasing an additional 9,313,379 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 588,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,890,000 after purchasing an additional 42,537 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,867,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,669,000 after buying an additional 43,718 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alteri Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $741,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.62 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.81 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $78.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2824 per share. This represents a $3.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 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.