Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Bought by Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC

Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 15.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 593,452 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 80,645 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 5.8% of Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC owned 0.11% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $47,043,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew 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 worth $541,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the period. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.85 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $79.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.44. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $78.60 and a 52 week high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.