Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH is Essex LLC’s 2nd Largest Position

Essex LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 458,576 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,396 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 7.2% of Essex LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Essex LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $36,457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 237.1% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $39,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.95 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.58 and a 52 week high of $80.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $79.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.19.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a $0.2904 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.