FIDELIS iM LLC Lowers Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

FIDELIS iM LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 73.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 113,310 shares of the company’s stock after selling 313,906 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 6.3% of FIDELIS iM LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. FIDELIS iM LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $9,338,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $252,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,000 after buying an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 245.1% during the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 3,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 2,395 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC now owns 403,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,099,000 after buying an additional 15,800 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $79.85 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $79.77 and a 200-day moving average of $79.72. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month 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. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.