Cerity Partners LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 12.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,742,393 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 186,055 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC owned 0.35% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $138,921,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.63 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $79.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.51. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $78.60 and a twelve month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.2965 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 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.