Bakala Capital LLC Has $1.33 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Bakala Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.9% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 16,785 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 475 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises about 8.9% of Bakala Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Bakala Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,333,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.42 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.15. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.93 and a 52-week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. 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 yield of 4.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.