Bank of Nova Scotia Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 51.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 685,785 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 232,507 shares during the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $54,414,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bayban bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Optima Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.47 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $78.36 and a 12-month high of $80.26. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.28.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2876 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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.