Vanguard Group Inc. Increases Stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB)

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) by 19.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,297,321 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 206,994 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.15% of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF worth $80,421,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VCEB. Essential Planning LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 6,357.8% in the 4th quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 411,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,021,000 after purchasing an additional 405,373 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 255,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,835,000 after acquiring an additional 19,102 shares during the period. DeDora Capital Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. now owns 172,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,702,000 after acquiring an additional 2,305 shares in the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 152,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,467,000 after acquiring an additional 17,917 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 138,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,573,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

BATS VCEB opened at $61.99 on Thursday. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $60.36 and a twelve month high of $65.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $62.61 and a 200 day moving average of $62.84.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.2253 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF 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.