Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) shares saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 2,205,029 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 12% from the previous session’s volume of 2,517,111 shares.The stock last traded at $77.97 and had previously closed at $77.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $78.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.39.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Benchmark Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Benchmark Wealth Management LLC now owns 30,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,399,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co now owns 355,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,722,000 after purchasing an additional 924 shares during the period. Bank of New Hampshire raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 6,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $494,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 180,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,101,000 after buying an additional 20,092 shares during the period. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 648.7% in the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 61,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,794,000 after buying an additional 53,247 shares during the last quarter.

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.