Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Sells 2,046 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. reduced its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 47.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,252 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,046 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $176,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Carlson Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,403,000 after buying an additional 90,699 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,602,000 after buying an additional 111,503 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,308,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,305,000 after acquiring an additional 117,998 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,142,000 after acquiring an additional 878,823 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.26 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.27 and a twelve month high of $79.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.18 and its 200-day moving average is $78.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.