First County Bank CT Purchases 4,167 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

First County Bank CT grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 28.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,635 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,167 shares during the period. First County Bank CT’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,471,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VCSH. United Community Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. United Community Bank now owns 2,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 5,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the period. Tradition Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the period. Finally, First Hawaiian Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 10,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $837,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.96 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.44. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.81 and a one year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a $0.2824 dividend. This represents a $3.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.29%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st.

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.