Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Acquires 69,456 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,156,665 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,456 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 4.6% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 0.49% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $168,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 46.7% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the period. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 278.2% during the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 498 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.26 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $78.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.45. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.27 and a 52-week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.