Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Holdings Boosted by Gradient Capital Advisors LLC

Gradient Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 171,922 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,838 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 3.5% of Gradient Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $13,707,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VCSH. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% in the third quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 291,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,319,000 after acquiring an additional 33,074 shares in the last quarter. Goodman Financial Corp increased its position in shares of 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 worth $28,914,000 after purchasing an additional 26,951 shares in the last quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP increased its position in shares of 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 worth $7,498,000 after purchasing an additional 21,600 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.2% in the 4th 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. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 881,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,343,000 after purchasing an additional 65,449 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.87 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.58 and a fifty-two week high of $80.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $79.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.57.

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 given a $0.2906 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

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.