Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 127,127 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,560 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 9.1% of Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $10,136,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 42.6% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,355,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,093,000 after acquiring an additional 405,126 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investment Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Investment Services LLC now owns 202,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,113,000 after acquiring an additional 22,743 shares during the last quarter. Kensington Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $8,340,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,978,000. Finally, Eaton Cambridge Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Eaton Cambridge Inc. now owns 618,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,316,000 after acquiring an additional 45,306 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.91 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $79.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.48. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.60 and a 52-week high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.2965 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29.

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.