MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc. Buys 45,864 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 34.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 178,381 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,864 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 1.6% of MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $14,222,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after buying an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,019,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.93 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $78.60 and a 1 year high of $80.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $79.07 and a 200 day moving average of $79.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.2965 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%.

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.