Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) is Japan Science & Technology Agency’s 4th Largest Position

Japan Science & Technology Agency lowered its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 43.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 8,200,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,419,866 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises about 11.0% of Japan Science & Technology Agency’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Japan Science & Technology Agency’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $639,682,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 6,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 3,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Bremer Bank National Association raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Bremer Bank National Association now owns 10,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $849,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Friedenthal Financial raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 13,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.27 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2813 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.