Equita Financial Network Inc. Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB)

Equita Financial Network Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:VCEB) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 3,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VCEB. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. purchased a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter worth about $118,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 60.8% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares during the period. American Investment Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $202,000. Farrell Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 499 shares during the period. Finally, Sweeney & Michel LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter worth $273,000.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of BATS VCEB traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $64.00. The company had a trading volume of 30,563 shares. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $63.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $62.38.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.2384 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.24.

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.