D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 10.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,323,400 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 412,600 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $337,268,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. United Community Bank grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. United Community Bank now owns 2,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 5,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Bremer Bank National Association grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Bremer Bank National Association now owns 10,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 11,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $905,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 24,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,944,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.76 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $78.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.40. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.81 and a 52 week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2824 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $3.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.30%.

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.