Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by Washington Trust Advisors Inc.

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 23,541 shares of the company’s stock after selling 209 shares during the quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,870,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bray Capital Advisors increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Bray Capital Advisors now owns 309,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,602,000 after purchasing an additional 1,903 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $652,000. Leavell Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 100,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,013,000 after buying an additional 7,417 shares during the period. Sonata Capital Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,466,000. Finally, Stone Point Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stone Point Wealth LLC now owns 113,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,042,000 after acquiring an additional 12,067 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.37 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.01. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $75.10 and a 12-month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.2741 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.20%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.