WestEnd Advisors LLC Buys 155,344 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

WestEnd Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,390,364 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 155,344 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 2.6% of WestEnd Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. WestEnd Advisors LLC owned 0.28% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $111,132,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. NewSquare Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Avion Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $79.76 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $79.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.65. 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 announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a $0.3005 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

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.