Essex LLC Has $35.04 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Essex LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 449,213 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,736 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 7.4% of Essex LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Essex LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $35,043,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 60.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 2,223 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after purchasing an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $295,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 64.7% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 12,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 5,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 452,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,958,000 after buying an additional 11,967 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.17 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $76.27 and a 1-year high of $79.54. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2813 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28.

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.