Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Bought by Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 67.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 64,707 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 26,029 shares during the quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,159,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% in the third quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 291,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,319,000 after purchasing an additional 33,074 shares during the last quarter. Goodman Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the third quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 361,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,914,000 after purchasing an additional 26,951 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Capstone Capital LLC now owns 150,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,998,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 881,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,343,000 after purchasing an additional 65,449 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Money Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. American Money Management LLC now owns 421,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,691,000 after purchasing an additional 11,562 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.86 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.54. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.58 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a $0.2965 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st.

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.