Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by Avidian Wealth Solutions LLC

Avidian Wealth Solutions LLC cut its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,443 shares of the company’s stock after selling 778 shares during the quarter. Avidian Wealth Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $259,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,686,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $201,857,000 after purchasing an additional 45,930 shares during the last quarter. Cutler Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cutler Investment Counsel LLC now owns 8,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. BCK Partners Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. BCK Partners Inc. now owns 499,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,567,000 after purchasing an additional 27,797 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 39,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,980,000 after purchasing an additional 599 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ VCSH traded up $0.22 during trading on Friday, reaching $76.93. 2,713,259 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,722,133. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $76.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $76.67. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $74.43 and a 1 year high of $77.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be issued a $0.2492 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st.

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.