Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by Estate Counselors LLC

Estate Counselors LLC trimmed its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 96.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,226 shares of the company’s stock after selling 103,064 shares during the quarter. Estate Counselors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $336,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wulff Hansen & CO. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,338.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,470,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,644,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,773 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares during the period. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $51,324,000. Nepc LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.1% in the first quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,098,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,845,000 after purchasing an additional 627,993 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 197.9% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 661,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,147,000 after buying an additional 439,500 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.17 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.89 and a 52 week high of $79.54. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $78.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.12.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%.

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.