Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stock Holdings Lifted by Asio Capital LLC

Asio Capital LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 185,080 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,710 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 2.2% of Asio Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Asio Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $14,793,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 57,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,583,000 after purchasing an additional 2,638 shares in the last quarter. Stonekeep Investments LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stonekeep Investments LLC now owns 23,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,883,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Sharper & Granite LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sharper & Granite LLC now owns 89,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,158,000 after acquiring an additional 860 shares in the last quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC now owns 6,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $523,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Scott Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC now owns 16,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,331,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.64 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $79.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.60. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.58 and a fifty-two week high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.3005 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.