Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH is Essex LLC’s 7th Largest Position

Essex LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 37.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 286,171 shares of the company’s stock after selling 172,405 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.1% of Essex LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Essex LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $22,874,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. III Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,127,325 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake 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 worth $236,510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768,572 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,671,000 after acquiring an additional 1,688,808 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,717,000 after acquiring an additional 745,386 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

VCSH stock opened at $79.78 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.58 and a 52 week high of $80.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $79.74 and its 200 day moving average is $79.66.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3005 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th.

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.