Cerity Partners LLC Has $107.69 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,380,432 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 104,170 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC owned 0.31% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $107,692,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 2,223 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 20,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,563,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.7% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 12,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 5,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $101,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.83 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.289 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $3.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 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.