Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH is South Dakota Investment Council’s 6th Largest Position

South Dakota Investment Council grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,785,348 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 147,000 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 2.7% of South Dakota Investment Council’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. South Dakota Investment Council’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $141,525,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,266,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $417,480,000 after acquiring an additional 180,613 shares in the last quarter. Excelsior Advisor Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $860,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $454,000. Northeast Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. Northeast Financial Group Inc. now owns 37,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,968,000 after purchasing an additional 4,933 shares during the period. Finally, Van Diest Capital LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 158.7% in the 1st quarter. Van Diest Capital LLC now owns 10,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $797,000 after purchasing an additional 6,171 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.61 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.25. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $78.36 and a twelve month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.2876 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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.