Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Position Lowered by Cliffwater LLC

Cliffwater LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 6.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 90,207 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,605 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises about 1.5% of Cliffwater LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Cliffwater LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $7,210,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 493,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,412,000 after purchasing an additional 11,927 shares in the last quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.0% in the third quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 178,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,240,000 after buying an additional 10,013 shares in the last quarter. Planning Directions Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Planning Directions Inc. now owns 67,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after buying an additional 1,709 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 196,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,670,000 after buying an additional 3,536 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 20,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.61 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.26. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.84.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.2703 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%.

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.