Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.30

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, March 30th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of 0.297 per share on Monday, April 6th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a 9.9% increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $79.04. 5,232,599 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,039,634. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $77.58 and a 1-year high of $80.26. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.76.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC increased 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 during the last quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, IVC Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period.

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.