Leavell Investment Management Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 114,984 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,435 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $9,191,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewSquare Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $37,000. Avion Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $43,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.76 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.58 and a fifty-two week high of $80.15. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $79.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.68.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.3005 per share. This is an increase 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 was Thursday, December 18th.

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.