Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stock Position Decreased by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 6.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 518,534 shares of the company’s stock after selling 34,570 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $41,343,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 291,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,319,000 after acquiring an additional 33,074 shares in the last quarter. Goodman Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 361,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,914,000 after acquiring an additional 26,951 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Capstone Capital LLC now owns 150,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,998,000 after acquiring an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 881,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,343,000 after purchasing an additional 65,449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Money Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. American Money Management LLC now owns 421,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,691,000 after purchasing an additional 11,562 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH opened at $78.79 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $79.11 and a 200-day moving average of $79.53. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $78.58 and a 12-month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.2965 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.