Equita Financial Network Inc. Acquires 2,336 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Equita Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 69,553 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,336 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 2.0% of Equita Financial Network Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Equita Financial Network Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,426,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VCSH. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 61.9% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 201,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,576,000 after purchasing an additional 77,089 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 663,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,304,000 after purchasing an additional 2,328 shares during the period. New Century Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $235,000. KPP Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $257,000. Finally, RiverFront Investment Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.0% during the second quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 1,651,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,589,000 after purchasing an additional 17,073 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH opened at $78.41 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.47. 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 Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.