Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Acquired by Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA

Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 24.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 37,335 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,416 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,913,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 2,223 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.7% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 12,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after buying an additional 5,013 shares during the period. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 452,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,958,000 after buying an additional 11,967 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $145,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.22 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.27 and a 52-week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2813 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.