Calton & Associates Inc. Increases Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Calton & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 113.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 28,116 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,961 shares during the period. Calton & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,242,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 291,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,319,000 after buying an additional 33,074 shares during the last quarter. Goodman Financial Corp increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 361,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,914,000 after acquiring an additional 26,951 shares during the period. Capstone Capital LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Capstone Capital LLC now owns 150,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,998,000 after acquiring an additional 10,080 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 881,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,343,000 after acquiring an additional 65,449 shares during the period. Finally, American Money Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. American Money Management LLC now owns 421,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,691,000 after acquiring an additional 11,562 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.86 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.58 and a 52-week high of $80.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $79.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2965 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

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.