Blue Trust Inc. Decreases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Blue Trust Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 64,864 shares of the company’s stock after selling 193 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,152,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 2,223 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after acquiring an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $295,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.7% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 12,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after acquiring an additional 5,013 shares during the period. Finally, Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 452,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,958,000 after acquiring an additional 11,967 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.26 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $78.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.45. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.