Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Acquired by Smithfield Trust Co

Smithfield Trust Co boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 962,288 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,868 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 3.4% of Smithfield Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Smithfield Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $76,935,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel now owns 17,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $495,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. StoneX Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 11,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Darrow Company Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Darrow Company Inc. now owns 5,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $80.10 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.79. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.2972 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

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.