Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC Has $2.05 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 26,327 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,303 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,054,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,142,000 after purchasing an additional 878,823 shares in the last quarter. Quantum Financial Planning Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $56,639,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 95.5% during the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 1,390,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,509,000 after acquiring an additional 679,632 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,340,000 after purchasing an additional 464,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,089,000 after acquiring an additional 403,254 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.06 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.27 and a twelve month high of $79.54. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $78.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.50.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date 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.