Blue Trust Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Blue Trust Inc. cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 60,534 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,585 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,779,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.0% in 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 buying an additional 9,313,379 shares in the last quarter. American Family Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 244.9% during the 4th quarter. American Family Investments Inc. now owns 5,042,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,326,000 after purchasing an additional 3,580,000 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $257,541,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,142,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,177,000 after purchasing an additional 874,756 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6,026.9% during the 4th quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 535,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,048,000 after purchasing an additional 527,235 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

VCSH stock opened at $78.94 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $78.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.297 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.51%.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.