Paulson Wealth Management Inc. Acquires 18,000 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Paulson Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 216,247 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,000 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 4.1% of Paulson Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Paulson Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $17,285,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. III Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,127,325 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768,572 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688,808 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,717,000 after purchasing an additional 745,386 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $79.92 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.