Hardy Reed LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Hardy Reed LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 20.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 310,054 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,315 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 1.8% of Hardy Reed LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Hardy Reed LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $24,721,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 8,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.66 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.58 and a 12 month high of $80.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $79.18 and a 200-day moving average of $79.59.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.