Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Bought by Freedom Investment Management Inc.

Freedom Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 71,857 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,092 shares during the period. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,707,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 3,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 6,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, Kraft Davis & Associates LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 3,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.42 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.93 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.2741 dividend. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.19%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.