Cypress Financial Planning LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Cypress Financial Planning LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 340,579 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,412 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 8.3% of Cypress Financial Planning LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Cypress Financial Planning LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $27,222,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $252,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 64,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,059,000 after purchasing an additional 1,233 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 25.2% in the 1st quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 16,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,299,000 after buying an additional 3,309 shares in the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 87.5% in the 1st quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 1,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,000 after buying an additional 750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $15,767,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $79.63 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $79.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.57. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.58 and a 52 week high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.3005 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%.

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.