Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Stock Holdings Lifted by Baird Financial Group Inc.

Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 624,191 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,286 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. owned approximately 0.14% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $49,274,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 237.1% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the period. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.87 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $79.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.91. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.58 and a 12-month high of $79.87.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2972 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st.

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.