Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC

NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC reduced its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 10.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,329 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,988 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,368,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. United Community Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. United Community Bank now owns 2,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 5,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Independence Bank of Kentucky raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 17,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 30,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,439,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the period. Finally, Greenspring Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC now owns 25,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,982,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.84 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.92 and a one year high of $79.54. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.297 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.52%.

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.