Ibex Wealth Advisors Takes $2.62 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Ibex Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 33,640 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,624,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. now owns 6,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $71,000. Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 19.7% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 15,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,215,000 after purchasing an additional 2,560 shares in the last quarter. Iams Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $335,000. Finally, HT Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.2% in the 4th quarter. HT Partners LLC now owns 11,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $932,000 after acquiring an additional 1,012 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

VCSH traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $78.43. 132,558 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,580,144. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $78.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.47. 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 company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2798 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.