Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Acquires 3,100 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,130 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,696,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 184.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 450,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,852,000 after buying an additional 292,368 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.7% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 338,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,175,000 after acquiring an additional 24,173 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.0% during the first quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 22,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,742,000 after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.1% during the first quarter. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. now owns 8,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $653,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nepc LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.1% in the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,098,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,845,000 after purchasing an additional 627,993 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.42 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $78.68 and its 200 day moving average is $78.15. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.93 and a 1-year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2741 per share. 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. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.19%.

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.