Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 29.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 28,288 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,358 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,261,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 392,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,337,000 after purchasing an additional 9,214 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $59,000. Professional Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $7,056,000. Providence First Trust Co increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 138,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,039,000 after buying an additional 6,521 shares during the period. Finally, Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 67,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,376,000 after buying an additional 26,254 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.75 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $79.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.70. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.3005 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th.

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.