Wedbush Securities Inc. Buys 11,090 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 102.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,961 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,090 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,713,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 2,223 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after buying an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 20,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,563,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position 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 worth $995,000 after acquiring an additional 5,013 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $101,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.83 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.48. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.27 and a one year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.289 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $3.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.40%.

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.