Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Acquired by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 444,871 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,780 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned about 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $35,559,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $252,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after acquiring an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.3% during the 2nd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 3,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 516 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,604,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,025,000 after purchasing an additional 82,539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.66 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.83. 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 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2703 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.