Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Trims Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 11.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 339,956 shares of the company’s stock after selling 44,460 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $27,173,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. III Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,127,325 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768,572 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688,808 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,717,000 after purchasing an additional 745,386 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.98 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15. The company’s 50-day moving average is $79.79 and its 200 day moving average is $79.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a $0.3005 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.