Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Acquired by Curtis Advisory Group LLC

Curtis Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 112,152 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,371 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 1.9% of Curtis Advisory Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Curtis Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $8,942,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $495,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Finally, Darrow Company Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Darrow Company Inc. now owns 5,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.20 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.72. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.58 and a 12-month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.297 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis 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.