Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) Announces Dividend Increase – $0.26 Per Share

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.2589 per share on Wednesday, November 4th. This represents a $3.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 2nd. This is a 5.9% increase from Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.2445.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCEB opened at $60.43 on Friday. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $59.05 and a 12 month high of $64.46. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $60.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $62.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 7,104.5% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,852,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,401,000 after purchasing an additional 1,826,926 shares in the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $9,555,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 135.7% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 206,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,977,000 after purchasing an additional 118,903 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,716,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 132.0% during the 2nd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 72,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,546,000 after purchasing an additional 41,214 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp SRI Select index. The fund tracks an index of US investment-grade corporate bonds of varying maturities, selected based on certain ESG traits provided by MSCI ESG research. VCEB was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by Vanguard.