SageView Advisory Group LLC Takes $7.71 Million Position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB)

SageView Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 121,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,707,000. SageView Advisory Group LLC owned approximately 1.85% of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,304,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,472,000 after purchasing an additional 68,847 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 196,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,430,000 after acquiring an additional 10,326 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 41.7% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 170,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,143,000 after acquiring an additional 50,221 shares during the period. DeDora Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 61.7% in the fourth quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. now owns 132,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,394,000 after acquiring an additional 50,524 shares during the period. Finally, RWA Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 86,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,467,000 after acquiring an additional 4,142 shares during the period.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCEB stock traded down $0.23 during trading on Thursday, reaching $61.82. The stock had a trading volume of 16,927 shares. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $61.78 and its 200 day moving average is $62.06.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.23 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

About Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Select index. The fund tracks an index of US investment-grade corporate bonds of varying maturities, selected based on certain ESG traits provided by MSCI ESG research. VCEB was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by Vanguard.