Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 456,427 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,556 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $36,391,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 412.4% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 456 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.91 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $78.60 and a one year high of $80.26. The stock has a 50 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 company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.2965 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) annualized dividend 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.