HM Payson & Co. Buys 9,310 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

HM Payson & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 18.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 59,199 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,310 shares during the period. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,732,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE now owns 322,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,813,000 after acquiring an additional 2,775 shares in the last quarter. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $762,000. Total Wealth Planning LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. Total Wealth Planning LLC now owns 646,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,665,000 after purchasing an additional 33,182 shares during the last quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. now owns 139,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,122,000 after purchasing an additional 4,734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunburst Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sunburst Financial Group LLC now owns 430,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,417,000 after purchasing an additional 15,360 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VCSH opened at $79.73 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3005 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.