Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC Acquires 293 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,937 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,583,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,144,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250,000 shares in the last quarter. Carlson Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,403,000 after purchasing an additional 90,699 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,602,000 after buying an additional 111,503 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,308,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,305,000 after buying an additional 117,998 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 20.3% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,799,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,889,000 after buying an additional 303,514 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.65 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.15 and a 52 week high of $79.54. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $78.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.2741 dividend. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.