Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 2,205,029 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 12% from the previous session’s volume of 2,517,111 shares.The stock last traded at $77.97 and had previously closed at $77.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

The company’s 50 day moving average is $78.24 and its 200 day moving average is $78.39.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Benchmark Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Benchmark Wealth Management LLC now owns 30,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,399,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co now owns 355,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,722,000 after buying an additional 924 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New Hampshire increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 6,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $494,000 after buying an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 180,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,101,000 after acquiring an additional 20,092 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 648.7% during the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 61,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,794,000 after acquiring an additional 53,247 shares in the last quarter.

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.