LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 14.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 57,425 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,405 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises about 2.3% of LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,518,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after buying an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,019,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.60 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $78.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.34. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $78.45 and a 52 week high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.2876 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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.