Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Purchased by Mason & Associates Inc

Mason & Associates Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 26.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 218,428 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,979 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 4.0% of Mason & Associates Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Mason & Associates Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $17,040,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,340,000 after purchasing an additional 464,400 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,089,000 after purchasing an additional 403,254 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 403.8% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 500,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,776,000 after purchasing an additional 401,420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 652,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,851,000 after purchasing an additional 338,692 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

VCSH opened at $78.07 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.41. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.27 and a twelve month high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2798 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

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.