Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Bought by EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.

EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 16.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,696 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,981 shares during the quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 75,949 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $257,541,000. Carlson Capital Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,403,000 after purchasing an additional 90,699 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,602,000 after buying an additional 111,503 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,308,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,305,000 after buying an additional 117,998 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH opened at $78.61 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $78.26 and a 200-day moving average of $78.53. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.27 and a 52-week 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. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2588 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.