Comerica Bank Purchases 24,173 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Comerica Bank lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 338,567 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,173 shares during the quarter. Comerica Bank owned 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $26,175,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Barings LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14,389.8% during the first quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,108,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,940,000 after purchasing an additional 5,073,271 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $268,503,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,081.7% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,655,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,472,000 after acquiring an additional 2,430,983 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.5% during the fourth quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 5,200,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,625,000 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 405.5% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,374,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,279,000 after acquiring an additional 1,102,762 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

VCSH stock traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $78.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,883,646 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,758,043. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $74.43 and a twelve month high of $78.23. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $77.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a $0.2559 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 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.