Merit Financial Group LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Merit Financial Group LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 6.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 71,821 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,084 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,710,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Verus Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.1% in the second quarter. Verus Wealth Management LLC now owns 30,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,435,000 after acquiring an additional 1,198 shares in the last quarter. Marietta Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Marietta Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,385,000 after purchasing an additional 904 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.2% in the 2nd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 25,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,440 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 369,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,336,000 after purchasing an additional 27,649 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $301,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.70 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.15. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.14.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a $0.2904 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 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.