Fortis Capital Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Fortis Capital Management LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,736 shares of the company’s stock after selling 616 shares during the period. Fortis Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,329,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 9,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $728,000 after acquiring an additional 396 shares during the last quarter. Kure Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Kure Advisory LLC now owns 58,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,536,000 after acquiring an additional 1,890 shares during the last quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 51,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,005,000 after acquiring an additional 11,950 shares during the period. Kelman Lazarov Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. Kelman Lazarov Inc. now owns 18,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,922,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,588,000 after purchasing an additional 316,031 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.18 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.51 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $78.87 and a 200-day moving average of $78.05.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.2741 dividend. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

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.