Equity Investment Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Equity Investment Corp decreased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,057 shares of the company’s stock after selling 250 shares during the period. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $3,261,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VCSH. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 9,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $728,000 after purchasing an additional 396 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,922,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,588,000 after purchasing an additional 316,031 shares during the last quarter. Atlanta Consulting Group Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $57,000. InterOcean Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 23.9% in the first quarter. InterOcean Capital Group LLC now owns 423,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,721,000 after purchasing an additional 81,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freestone Capital Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 27.3% in the first quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 9,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $719,000 after purchasing an additional 1,995 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.16 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.70 and a 1 year high of $79.54. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $78.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.08.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2741 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.21%.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.