Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stake Increased by Patten & Patten Inc. TN

Patten & Patten Inc. TN increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 6.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 207,776 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,500 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises about 1.0% of Patten & Patten Inc. TN’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Patten & Patten Inc. TN’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $16,566,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% during the third quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 291,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,319,000 after purchasing an additional 33,074 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.4% during the third quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 160,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,795,000 after purchasing an additional 13,744 shares during the last quarter. Goodman Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% during the third quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 361,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,914,000 after purchasing an additional 26,951 shares during the last quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 29.9% during the third quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP now owns 93,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,498,000 after purchasing an additional 21,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capstone Capital LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Capstone Capital LLC now owns 150,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,998,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VCSH stock opened at $79.13 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $78.46 and a 1-year high of $80.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $79.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.65.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2906 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.