Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 11.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 44,077 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,617 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $3,438,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $257,541,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised 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 valued at $164,142,000 after buying an additional 878,823 shares in the last quarter. Quantum Financial Planning Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $56,639,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 95.5% during the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 1,390,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,509,000 after purchasing an additional 679,632 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 73.3% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,584,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,635,000 after purchasing an additional 670,089 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.58 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.27 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $78.28 and its 200 day moving average is $78.53.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2588 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.