Virtue Capital Management LLC Decreases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Virtue Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 18.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,434 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,291 shares during the period. Virtue Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $3,392,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the period. Finally, Maridea Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $311,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $79.85. 2,243,158 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,473,144. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.58 and a 52-week high of $80.15. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.71.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3005 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.