Raymond James Financial Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB)

Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 6,572 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $407,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 395.1% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $87,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 116.1% in the fourth quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,279 shares during the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 193.5% during the 4th quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 2,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,921 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $197,000.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

VCEB stock opened at $62.17 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $62.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $62.53. Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $60.36 and a 1 year high of $65.30.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.