Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Bought by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 103,906 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,015 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $8,106,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 2,223 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after buying an additional 75,949 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.7% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 12,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after buying an additional 5,013 shares during the last quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 452,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,958,000 after buying an additional 11,967 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $145,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH opened at $78.18 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $76.27 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $78.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.50.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.