Hickory Asset Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Hickory Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 8,342 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $651,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 9,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $761,000 after purchasing an additional 1,238 shares during the last quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $226,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 293,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,904,000 after purchasing an additional 1,960 shares during the last quarter. Vicus Capital raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 232.7% during the 4th quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 70,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,473,000 after purchasing an additional 49,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. now owns 78,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,096,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.37 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.27 and a 52-week high of $79.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $78.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.50.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2813 per share. 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.

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.