Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 107.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 22,460 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,654 shares during the quarter. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,791,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Optima Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Advisors grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 412.4% during the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.71 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.46. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.60 and a 52-week high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2965 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

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.