Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) is UG Investment Advisers Ltd.’s 7th Largest Position

UG Investment Advisers Ltd. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 47.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 144,516 shares of the company’s stock after selling 128,000 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 4.3% of UG Investment Advisers Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. UG Investment Advisers Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $11,477,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 117.7% during the first quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 14,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,158,000 after acquiring an additional 8,102 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.1% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares during the last quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.1% during the first quarter. Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC now owns 76,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,917,000 after acquiring an additional 2,268 shares during the last quarter. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 142,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,986,000 after acquiring an additional 4,886 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pittenger & Anderson Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 21.0% in the first quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 163,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,671,000 after buying an additional 28,487 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.05 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.94. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.06 and a 1 year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a $0.2741 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st.

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.