Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Acquired by Mustard Seed Financial LLC

Mustard Seed Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 32.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 152,682 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,324 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up approximately 7.8% of Mustard Seed Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Mustard Seed Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $12,204,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pure Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 98,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,908,000 after purchasing an additional 11,209 shares during the period. Oak Harvest Investment Services grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services now owns 59,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,741,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $365,000. HM Payson & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.7% in the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 59,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,732,000 after purchasing an additional 9,310 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Towneley Capital Management Inc DE lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE now owns 322,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,813,000 after buying an additional 2,775 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.79 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $79.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.62. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.58 and a 12-month high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.