Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Acquires 381,983 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 23.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,979,951 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 381,983 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 1.1% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned about 0.39% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $158,177,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Ballast Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $967,000. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.8% during the 4th quarter. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. now owns 22,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,791,000 after purchasing an additional 11,654 shares in the last quarter. Align Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $8,881,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 128,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,273,000 after purchasing an additional 4,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 432.4% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,107,000 after purchasing an additional 11,276 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.71 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.46. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $78.60 and a 12-month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.