Simplicity Wealth LLC Sells 9,057 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Simplicity Wealth LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 36.1% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 16,043 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,057 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,282,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 786,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,504,000 after acquiring an additional 11,617 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 154,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,314,000 after purchasing an additional 7,566 shares during the period. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 160,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,795,000 after purchasing an additional 13,744 shares during the period. Mustard Seed Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 115,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,171,000 after purchasing an additional 11,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 48,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,835,000 after purchasing an additional 4,683 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.85 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $79.77 and its 200-day moving average is $79.71. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.58 and a one year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a $0.3005 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.