Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Acquired by Benjamin Edwards Inc.

Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 571.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 545,713 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 464,400 shares during the quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $43,340,000 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 the stock. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $45,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.65 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $78.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.19. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.15 and a 52-week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2741 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.18%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.