Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 12,578 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $999,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $295,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 750,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,007,000 after buying an additional 7,033 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,922,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,588,000 after buying an additional 316,031 shares during the period. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,377,000. Finally, FIDELIS iM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 229,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,718,000 after purchasing an additional 9,913 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.16 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.70 and a 1 year high of $79.54. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.06.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2741 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.21%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.