Marks Wealth LLC Purchases Shares of 411,182 Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Marks Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 411,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,784,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 11.0% of Marks Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Darrow Company Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Darrow Company Inc. now owns 5,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 8,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $716,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH opened at $78.98 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.46 and a fifty-two week high of $80.26. The company has a fifty day moving average of $79.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.68.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be issued a $0.2906 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.