Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Purchased by Alesco Advisors LLC

Alesco Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 46.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 57,693 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,275 shares during the period. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,611,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VCSH. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 17,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the period. Bank Hapoalim BM lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% during the second quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 16,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,290,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $495,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 11,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $79.76 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.58 and a 52-week high of $80.15. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.69.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.