Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3,013.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 416,637 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 403,254 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $33,089,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wulff Hansen & CO. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,338.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,470,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,644,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,773 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares during the last quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,324,000. Nepc LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.1% in the 1st quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,098,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,845,000 after buying an additional 627,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 197.9% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 661,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,147,000 after purchasing an additional 439,500 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ VCSH traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $78.22. 697,025 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,572,104. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $78.88 and its 200-day moving average is $78.04. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.11 and a 52-week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2741 dividend. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.