Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Purchased by Salem Investment Counselors Inc.

Salem Investment Counselors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7,706.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,413 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,254 shares during the quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $990,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 11,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.99 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.58 and a twelve month high of $80.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $79.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.80.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.2703 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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.