Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Acquired by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 87,382 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,182 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $6,940,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Wulff Hansen & CO. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,338.3% during 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 in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $51,324,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 197.9% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 661,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,147,000 after buying an additional 439,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 worth $33,089,000 after acquiring an additional 403,254 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.51 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.16. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.05 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2741 per share. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.