Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by MFA Wealth Services

MFA Wealth Services reduced its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,529 shares of the company’s stock after selling 626 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 1.0% of MFA Wealth Services’ portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. MFA Wealth Services’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 61,050,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,762,539,000 after acquiring an additional 9,313,379 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,142,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $635,177,000 after acquiring an additional 874,756 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,568,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $434,362,000 after purchasing an additional 28,507 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,431,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,721,000 after purchasing an additional 317,430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barings LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% during 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 last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.84 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.297 per share. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.52%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.28.

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.