WMS Group LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

WMS Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 7,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $558,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.85 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $79.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.45. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $78.60 and a one year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.2965 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

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.