Leuthold Group LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Leuthold Group LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 39.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,155 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,358 shares during the quarter. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $892,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased 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 acquiring an additional 1,688,808 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,127,325 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,312,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,763,000 after purchasing an additional 158,367 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,768,572 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.97 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $79.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.78. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.58 and a 52-week high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.