6,360 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Acquired by APS Management Group Inc.

APS Management Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 6,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $508,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,671,000 after acquiring an additional 1,688,808 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,127,325 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,402,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,471,000 after purchasing an additional 136,915 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,224,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,568,000 after purchasing an additional 135,207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768,572 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH opened at $79.84 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $79.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.66. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.58 and a one year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.3005 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.