Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stake Boosted by Efficient Advisors LLC

Efficient Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 459,757 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,763 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 2.6% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Efficient Advisors LLC owned about 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $36,445,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $252,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after buying an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.61 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $78.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.37. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $78.54 and a 1 year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.2876 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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.