Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 142.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,680 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,255 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,207,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after acquiring an additional 4,096 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $544,000 after purchasing an additional 606 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 13,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,089,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768,572 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.91 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $79.78 and a 200-day moving average of $79.81. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.58 and a twelve month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2703 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.