WASHINGTON TRUST Co Cuts Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

WASHINGTON TRUST Co lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 124,673 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,526 shares during the quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $9,726,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after buying an additional 2,223 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.7% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 12,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 5,013 shares in the last quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 452,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,958,000 after purchasing an additional 11,967 shares during the period. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $145,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VCSH stock opened at $78.37 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.27 and a 1 year high of $79.54. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.50.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2813 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.