Petra Financial Advisors Inc. Has $799,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Petra Financial Advisors Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,124 shares of the company’s stock after selling 308 shares during the quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $799,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. PFG Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 44,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,487,000 after acquiring an additional 5,186 shares during the last quarter. Cordant Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Cordant Inc. now owns 176,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,901,000 after purchasing an additional 1,627 shares during the period. Carr Financial Group Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 21.7% in the first quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 23,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,834,000 after purchasing an additional 4,137 shares during the period. Advisor Resource Council acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $809,000. Finally, Compass Ion Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 45,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,601,000 after buying an additional 2,594 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VCSH opened at $79.04 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $79.54. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $0.297 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.51%.

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.