Sei Investments Co. Makes New $5.67 Million Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Sei Investments Co. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 71,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,665,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.59 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $78.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.21. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.36 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.299 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd.

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.