Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Holdings Increased by Hilton Capital Management LLC

Hilton Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 954,911 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,861 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 6.1% of Hilton Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Hilton Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $75,915,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Citigroup Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.4% in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 98,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,800,000 after acquiring an additional 10,116 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 36.7% during the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 30,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,383,000 after acquiring an additional 8,118 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 30.7% in the 1st quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 13,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,074,000 after purchasing an additional 3,197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 64,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,059,000 after purchasing an additional 1,233 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $79.70 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.58 and a one year high of $80.15. The company’s 50-day moving average is $79.83 and its 200 day moving average is $79.55.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2911 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

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.