RiverFront Investment Group LLC Acquires 10,740 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

RiverFront Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 829,730 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,740 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 1.5% of RiverFront Investment Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. RiverFront Investment Group LLC owned 0.19% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $64,727,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $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 valued at $367,806,000 after acquiring an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 20,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,563,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $101,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VCSH opened at $78.94 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.2588 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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.