Vicus Capital Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Vicus Capital lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 232.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 70,160 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 49,070 shares during the period. Vicus Capital’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,473,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.7% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,142,000 after purchasing an additional 878,823 shares during the last quarter. Quantum Financial Planning Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $56,639,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 95.5% in the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 1,390,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,509,000 after purchasing an additional 679,632 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,340,000 after purchasing an additional 464,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,089,000 after purchasing an additional 403,254 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.22 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.27 and a 1 year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2813 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.