LPL Financial LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 111,503 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC owned 0.60% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $213,602,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $295,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 750,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,007,000 after acquiring an additional 7,033 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,922,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,588,000 after acquiring an additional 316,031 shares during the period. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,377,000. Finally, FIDELIS iM LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 229,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,718,000 after purchasing an additional 9,913 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.17 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $78.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.11. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $75.88 and a twelve month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2741 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change 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 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.