Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,256,378 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 85,810 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.0% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 0.52% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $179,382,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 237.1% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $39,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.80 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.14. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $79.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be issued a $0.2904 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 1st.

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.