Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Purchased by Financial & Tax Architects LLC

Financial & Tax Architects LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4,751.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 126,628 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 124,018 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 2.5% of Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $9,878,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 44.8% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 282,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,830,000 after buying an additional 87,459 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.6% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 13,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,060,000 after buying an additional 4,294 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $1,377,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.8% during the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 438,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,881,000 after buying an additional 16,225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 81,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,283,000 after purchasing an additional 1,273 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $78.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,766,531 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,908,830. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.27 and a 1 year high of $79.54. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $78.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2798 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

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.