Vanguard Wellington Fund - Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF said on August 30, 2023 that its board of directors declared a regular monthly dividend of $0.22 per share ($2.64 annualized). Previously, the company paid $0.22 per share.
Shareholders of record as of September 5, 2023 will receive the payment on September 7, 2023.
At the current share price of $99.87 / share, the stock's dividend yield is 2.65%.
Looking back five years and taking a sample every week, the average dividend yield has been 0.88%, the lowest has been 0.52%, and the highest has been 1.08%. The standard deviation of yields is 0.13 (n=23).
The current dividend yield is 13.18 standard deviations above the historical average.
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The company has not increased its dividend in the last three years.
What is the Fund Sentiment?
There are 23 funds or institutions reporting positions in Vanguard Wellington Fund - Vanguard Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond ETF. This is an increase of 15 owner(s) or 187.50% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to VTES is 0.54%, an increase of 4,551.01%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 324.76% to 812K shares.
What are Other Shareholders Doing?
Wescott Financial Advisory Group holds 442K shares.
Jane Street Group holds 171K shares. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 177K shares, representing a decrease of 3.51%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in VTES by 6.24% over the last quarter.
RFP Financial Group holds 46K shares.
Landmark Financial Advisors holds 43K shares.
Goldman Sachs Group holds 32K shares.
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