John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. Invests $43.30 Million in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 543,043 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,297,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 18.3% of John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. owned approximately 0.11% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IVC Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.85 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.45. 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. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.2965 per share. 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 was Monday, June 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.