Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 71.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 878,823 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.47% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $164,142,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 278.2% in the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Community Trust NA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $59,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.14 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.44. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.27 and a 1 year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 positive change 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.