Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Purchased by Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC

Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 13.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 847,901 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 101,667 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 17.1% of Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC owned 0.19% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $66,145,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 278.2% during the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Community Trust NA acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $59,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.19 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given 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 of this dividend 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.