Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Acquired by Patten & Patten Inc. TN

Patten & Patten Inc. TN raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 195,650 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,122 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 1.0% of Patten & Patten Inc. TN’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Patten & Patten Inc. TN’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $15,445,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VCSH. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 61,050,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,762,539,000 after acquiring an additional 9,313,379 shares during the last quarter. American Family Investments Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 244.9% in the 4th quarter. American Family Investments Inc. now owns 5,042,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,326,000 after acquiring an additional 3,580,000 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,404.8% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,774,000 after acquiring an additional 2,965,656 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,142,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $635,177,000 after acquiring an additional 874,756 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,521,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,051,000 after acquiring an additional 699,137 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VCSH stock opened at $79.32 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $79.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.68.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st were paid a $0.2903 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 1st. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.39%.

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.