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

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

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Creative Planning grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 19.1% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 634,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,362,000 after purchasing an additional 101,804 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.3% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 58,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,654,000 after purchasing an additional 9,061 shares during the period. Marshall Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at $221,000. TruWealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.5% during the third quarter. TruWealth Advisors LLC now owns 25,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,008,000 after purchasing an additional 1,769 shares during the period. Finally, Bar Harbor Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bar Harbor Wealth Management now owns 63,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,063,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.37 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $76.27 and a 1-year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2813 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.