Gunma Bank Ltd. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Gunma Bank Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,794,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 2.1% of Gunma Bank Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. III Capital Management acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,127,325 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after buying an additional 1,768,572 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,671,000 after buying an additional 1,688,808 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,717,000 after buying an additional 745,386 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.87 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.76. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.2972 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

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.