First Financial Bankshares Inc Raises Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

First Financial Bankshares Inc increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,026,042 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 37,073 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises about 1.6% of First Financial Bankshares Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. First Financial Bankshares Inc owned 0.20% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $81,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $252,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 valued at $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.93 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $78.60 and a 12-month high of $80.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $79.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.2965 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

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.