Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Has $31.38 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 397,485 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,835 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.5% of Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $31,377,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ritholtz Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $635,000. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $8,678,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 50.9% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 119,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,397,000 after acquiring an additional 40,269 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 190.0% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 1,068 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $232,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $79.27 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.51.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.297 per share. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.50%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd.

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.