Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. Acquires 260 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,990 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $857,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Apella Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 212.6% in the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 136,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,617,000 after buying an additional 92,567 shares in the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 31.4% in the 4th quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 3,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.7% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 12,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 5,013 shares during the last quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $424,000. Finally, Sharper & Granite LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Sharper & Granite LLC now owns 80,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,277,000 after purchasing an additional 2,205 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.07 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.41. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.27 and a 52 week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2798 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.