Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Acquired by First Merchants Corp

First Merchants Corp increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 30.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,784 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 875 shares during the quarter. First Merchants Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $292,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Barings LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14,389.8% in the first quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,108,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,940,000 after acquiring an additional 5,073,271 shares during the last quarter. Nepc LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $268,503,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,081.7% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,655,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,472,000 after acquiring an additional 2,430,983 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.5% in the fourth quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 5,200,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,625,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 405.5% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,374,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,279,000 after acquiring an additional 1,102,762 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VCSH traded up $0.24 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $78.91. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,334,952 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,720,434. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.28. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $74.43 and a 52 week high of $78.92.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2669 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

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.