Valmark Advisers Inc. Has $12.10 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 36.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 155,115 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 41,780 shares during the quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $12,101,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after buying an additional 75,949 shares during the last quarter. Carlson Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,403,000 after purchasing an additional 90,699 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,602,000 after purchasing an additional 111,503 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,308,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,305,000 after purchasing an additional 117,998 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 2,156,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,241,000 after purchasing an additional 69,456 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.37 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 moving average is $78.15 and its 200-day moving average is $78.50.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given 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.