Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stake Boosted by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 80.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 286,134 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 127,679 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $22,820,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. BluePrint Investing LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $909,000. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC now owns 21,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,743,000 after acquiring an additional 2,243 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 16.8% during the fourth quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $880,000 after acquiring an additional 1,586 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 418,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,384,000 after acquiring an additional 9,926 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sage Financial Management Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Sage Financial Management Group Inc. now owns 136,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,891,000 after acquiring an additional 3,443 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.79 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $78.58 and a 1 year high of $80.26. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.61.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2906 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

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.