Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Purchases 16,328 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 235,888 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,328 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $18,402,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% during the third 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 grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 6,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 3,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Bremer Bank National Association increased 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 worth $849,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Friedenthal Financial lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.17 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $78.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.49. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $76.27 and a 1-year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.