Hardy Reed LLC Acquires Shares of 257,739 Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Hardy Reed LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 257,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,601,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises about 1.5% of Hardy Reed LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. III Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $338,199,000 after buying an additional 2,127,325 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,768,572 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,671,000 after acquiring an additional 1,688,808 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,717,000 after acquiring an additional 745,386 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $80.10 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.78. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2972 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

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.