Intelligent Financial Strategies Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Intelligent Financial Strategies acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 40,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,276,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 1.6% of Intelligent Financial Strategies’ portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VCSH. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 786,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,504,000 after purchasing an additional 11,617 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 154,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,314,000 after buying an additional 7,566 shares during the last quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% during the second quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 115,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,171,000 after buying an additional 11,284 shares during the period. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% during the second quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 48,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,835,000 after buying an additional 4,683 shares during the period. Finally, Clear Point Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Clear Point Advisors Inc. now owns 15,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,195,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

VCSH opened at $79.76 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.58 and a twelve month high of $80.15. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $79.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.64.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.