Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Has $193.67 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,429,096 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 92,483 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 3.4% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 0.48% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $193,672,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $252,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 321.2% during the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 48,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,829,000 after purchasing an additional 36,729 shares in the last quarter. Smith Moore & CO. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 16.9% during the second quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 3,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 51.3% during the second quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 57,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,610,000 after purchasing an additional 19,658 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $79.04 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.58 and a 52-week high of $80.26. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.76.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.297 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27.

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.