8,420 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Purchased by Weatherly Asset Management L. P.

Weatherly Asset Management L. P. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 8,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $657,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.7% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,142,000 after purchasing an additional 878,823 shares during the period. Quantum Financial Planning Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $56,639,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 95.5% in the fourth quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 1,390,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,509,000 after purchasing an additional 679,632 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% in the third 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 period. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% in the third 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 period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.22 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $78.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.27 and a 52 week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2813 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.