Van Strum & Towne Inc. Acquires 27,409 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Van Strum & Towne Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 18.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 172,649 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,409 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 4.0% of Van Strum & Towne Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Van Strum & Towne Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $13,686,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $252,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after acquiring an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.72 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.32. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.45 and a 12 month high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2876 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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.