Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Stake Lifted by Urban Financial Advisory Corp

Urban Financial Advisory Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.1% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 154,886 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,619 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 6.8% of Urban Financial Advisory Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Urban Financial Advisory Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $12,301,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Wulff Hansen & CO. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,338.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,470,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,644,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,773 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares during the period. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth about $51,324,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,340,000 after purchasing an additional 464,400 shares during the period. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% during the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,089,000 after buying an additional 403,254 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

VCSH opened at $78.60 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.20 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The company has a 50 day moving average of $78.53 and a 200 day moving average of $78.23.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.