Private Trust Co. NA Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,303 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 346 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $570,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 15,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,193,000 after purchasing an additional 1,366 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $393,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 49.8% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 82,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,525,000 after acquiring an additional 27,310 shares during the period. Private Management Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 52.9% during the 3rd quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 343,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,315,000 after acquiring an additional 118,989 shares during the period. Finally, Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 46,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,725,000 after purchasing an additional 1,620 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.88 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $78.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.52.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.