Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC Acquires 171 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 87,030 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.1% of Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $6,920,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wulff Hansen & CO. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,338.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,470,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,644,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,773 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,340,000 after purchasing an additional 464,400 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,089,000 after buying an additional 403,254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 403.8% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 500,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,776,000 after acquiring an additional 401,420 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VCSH traded down $0.05 on Friday, reaching $78.40. 155,150 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,605,992. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $78.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.26. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.