Meitav Investment House Ltd. Buys 24,986 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Meitav Investment House Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 36.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 92,916 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,986 shares during the quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $7,360,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $857,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the first quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 5,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $401,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VCSH traded down $0.10 on Tuesday, hitting $78.75. The stock had a trading volume of 1,092,539 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,225,084. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.60 and a 52-week high of $80.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $78.96 and a 200-day moving average of $79.39.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.2876 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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.