Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Has $18.40 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 235,888 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,328 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $18,402,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VCSH. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 37.6% during the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $933,000 after purchasing an additional 3,267 shares during the period. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,057,000. SC&H Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. SC&H Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 5,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after acquiring an additional 644 shares during the last quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 126,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,923,000 after acquiring an additional 18,335 shares during the period. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 5,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 1,060 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.17 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $78.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.49. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2813 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28.

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.