Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Acquired by Bedel Financial Consulting Inc.

Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 42.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 77,550 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,198 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Bedel Financial Consulting Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $6,183,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Finally, Darrow Company Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd 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 last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.37 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $79.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.70. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.46 and a fifty-two week high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.297 dividend. 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 was 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.