Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Sells 43,478 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. cut its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 17.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 208,660 shares of the company’s stock after selling 43,478 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $16,678,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 17,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,361,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 16,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,290,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the period. StoneX Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 11,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Finally, David Kennon Inc increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% during the second quarter. David Kennon Inc now owns 3,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $79.79 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $79.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.62. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.58 and a fifty-two week high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a $0.3005 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. 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.