Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Acquired by Certified Advisory Corp

Certified Advisory Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 13.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 88,398 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,300 shares during the quarter. Certified Advisory Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $6,896,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,144,000 after buying an additional 1,250,000 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,340,000 after buying an additional 464,400 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,089,000 after buying an additional 403,254 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 403.8% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 500,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,776,000 after acquiring an additional 401,420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 652,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,851,000 after acquiring an additional 338,692 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.15 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.27 and a one year high of $79.54. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $78.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.