Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.

Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 442,838 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,633 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.6% of Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $34,546,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Carlson Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,403,000 after buying an additional 90,699 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,602,000 after buying an additional 111,503 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,308,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,305,000 after buying an additional 117,998 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,142,000 after buying an additional 878,823 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.19 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.27 and a 52 week high of $79.54. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $78.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

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.