HighTower Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 608,850 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,173 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $48,544,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Balentine LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.90 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 has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.58.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.2906 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

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.