Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC

Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC reduced its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 36,270 shares of the company’s stock after selling 479 shares during the quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,829,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.7% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,142,000 after buying an additional 878,823 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,340,000 after buying an additional 464,400 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% during the third 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 in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 403.8% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 500,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,776,000 after buying an additional 401,420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.8% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 652,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,851,000 after buying an additional 338,692 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.26 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $78.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.45. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.