American Trust Has $5.22 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

American Trust cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 28.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 65,737 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,960 shares during the period. American Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,221,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 437,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,469,000 after buying an additional 8,379 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 84.2% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 102,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,137,000 after acquiring an additional 46,838 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 27.9% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 31,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,523,000 after purchasing an additional 6,951 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $2,059,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 136.6% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 92,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,363,000 after purchasing an additional 53,528 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.45 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $78.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2741 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.19%. This is a boost 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.