Leading Edge Financial Planning LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Leading Edge Financial Planning LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 11.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 106,514 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,709 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.1% of Leading Edge Financial Planning LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Leading Edge Financial Planning LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $8,514,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position 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 during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,402,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,471,000 after purchasing an additional 136,915 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,312,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,763,000 after purchasing an additional 158,367 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.66 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $79.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.83. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2703 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%.

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.