Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 89,553 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,784 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $7,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,922,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,588,000 after buying an additional 316,031 shares during the period. Nepc LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.1% during the first quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,098,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,845,000 after purchasing an additional 627,993 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares in the last quarter. Carlson Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the second quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,747,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,306,000 after purchasing an additional 112,080 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.3% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,578,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,217,000 after purchasing an additional 152,540 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH opened at $78.18 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $75.51 and a twelve month high of $79.54. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $78.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.05.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.