Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Buys 190,432 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 6.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 3,285,589 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 190,432 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $261,960,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% during the 3rd 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 period. Goodman Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd 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 period. Capstone Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.2% during the 4th 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 period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.0% during the 4th 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 period. Finally, American Money Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd 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 period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.61 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $79.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.52. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $78.58 and a twelve month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2965 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change 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.