ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,636 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 445 shares during the quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $518,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Tsfg LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 278.2% in the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Community Trust NA purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $59,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

VCSH opened at $78.13 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $78.18 and a 200 day moving average of $78.43. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2798 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.