Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stock Holdings Lifted by AA Financial Advisors LLC

AA Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 107.4% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 246,616 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 127,720 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 2.8% of AA Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $19,549,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IVC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.03 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $79.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.42. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $78.60 and a one year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2965 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

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.