Anchor Capital Advisors LLC Trims Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 11.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,706 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,099 shares during the period. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,652,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. NewSquare Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth about $37,000. Avion Wealth acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.75 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.70. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.58 and a one year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.3005 per share. This is an increase 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%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th.

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.