Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Stake Lowered by LifePlan Financial LLC

LifePlan Financial LLC decreased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,703 shares of the company’s stock after selling 605 shares during the period. LifePlan Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 2,223 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $295,000. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 452,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,958,000 after purchasing an additional 11,967 shares during the period. Finally, FIDELIS iM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% during the second quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 229,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,718,000 after buying an additional 9,913 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH opened at $78.13 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $78.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.44. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.27 and a 12 month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2798 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.