Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Holdings Boosted by North Star Investment Management Corp.

North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 29.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 368,577 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 84,620 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 2.0% of North Star Investment Management Corp.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $29,272,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Barings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14,389.8% during the 1st quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,108,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,940,000 after purchasing an additional 5,073,271 shares during the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,338.3% in the second quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,470,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,644,000 after purchasing an additional 1,450,773 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares in the last quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $51,324,000. Finally, Nepc LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.1% in the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,098,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,845,000 after buying an additional 627,993 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $78.12. 364,056 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,552,746. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $75.10 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $78.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2741 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.21%.

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.