Simon Quick Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Simon Quick Advisors LLC reduced its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 25,696 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,934 shares during the period. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,005,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Blair William & Co. IL increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.6% in the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 13,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,060,000 after acquiring an additional 4,294 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 91.1% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 152,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,801,000 after purchasing an additional 72,800 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,325,000. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 307,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,726,000 after purchasing an additional 13,046 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mcmorgan & Co. LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 32.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mcmorgan & Co. LLC now owns 152,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,757,000 after buying an additional 37,354 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.21 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The company’s 50-day moving average is $78.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2798 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase 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.