Phoenix Financial Ltd. Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Phoenix Financial Ltd. decreased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 67,890 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,096 shares during the quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. United Community Bank boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. United Community Bank now owns 2,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Bremer Bank National Association boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Bremer Bank National Association now owns 10,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 11,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $905,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 24,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,944,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 46.7% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.54 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.289 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $3.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.42%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st.

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.