Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. Cuts Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. lowered its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 13.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,753 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,060 shares during the quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $522,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Barings LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14,389.8% during the 1st quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,108,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,940,000 after purchasing an additional 5,073,271 shares during the last quarter. Nepc LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $268,503,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,081.7% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,655,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,472,000 after buying an additional 2,430,983 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.5% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 405.5% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,374,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,279,000 after acquiring an additional 1,102,762 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.91 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.34. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.43 and a fifty-two week high of $78.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders 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.

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.