Intrua Financial LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Intrua Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 54,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,368,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 786,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,504,000 after acquiring an additional 11,617 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.1% during the second quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 154,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,314,000 after purchasing an additional 7,566 shares in the last quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.4% during the third quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 160,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,795,000 after buying an additional 13,744 shares during the period. Mustard Seed Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 115,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,171,000 after buying an additional 11,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 48,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,835,000 after buying an additional 4,683 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH opened at $79.76 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $79.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.69. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.58 and a 12-month 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid 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) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.