Savvy Advisors Inc. Boosts Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Savvy Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 91.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,028 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,279 shares during the period. Savvy Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,547,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 107,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,545,000 after buying an additional 1,210 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 35.9% in the fourth quarter. Prospera Capital Management LLC now owns 4,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,000 after buying an additional 1,304 shares during the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 17,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,431,000 after acquiring an additional 3,588 shares in the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 26.8% in the fourth quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 4,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $365,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M3 Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $201,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $79.10 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $79.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.75. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $77.58 and a 1-year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.297 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st.

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.