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

Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 102.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 21,961 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,090 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,713,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during 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 last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $1,563,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 5,013 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $101,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.83 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.27 and a 52 week high of $79.54. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $78.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.