Pure Financial Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Pure Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 62,547 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,447 shares during the period. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,879,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.6% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 13,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,060,000 after buying an additional 4,294 shares during the last quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $469,000. Certified Advisory Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 74,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,857 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 91.1% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 152,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,801,000 after purchasing an additional 72,800 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.13 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.27 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.43.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2798 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost 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.