Grove Bank & Trust Boosts Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Grove Bank & Trust lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 137,607 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,490 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 1.5% of Grove Bank & Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Grove Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $10,735,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 44.8% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 282,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,830,000 after acquiring an additional 87,459 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.6% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 13,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,060,000 after purchasing an additional 4,294 shares during the last quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 127,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,873,000 after purchasing an additional 2,115 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 248,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,182,000 after buying an additional 725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kowal Investment Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 70.1% in the 2nd quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC now owns 21,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,664,000 after buying an additional 8,877 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.13 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $78.18 and a 200 day moving average of $78.41. 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 firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2798 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.