EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 598.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 24,956 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,385 shares during the quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,928,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $327,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,081.7% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,655,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,472,000 after purchasing an additional 2,430,983 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 50.7% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 14,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,096,000 after purchasing an additional 4,763 shares in the last quarter. CAP Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $586,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 405.5% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,374,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,279,000 after purchasing an additional 1,102,762 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VCSH traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $79.11. The stock had a trading volume of 3,016,053 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,760,869. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.41. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $74.43 and a twelve month high of $79.23.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.2627 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.