Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Bought by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,971,788 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,376 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 5.1% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 0.43% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $152,557,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Halpern Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,306.3% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares during the period. Finally, Planned Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH stock remained flat at $76.93 during trading hours on Monday. 2,769,828 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,699,692. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $74.43 and a twelve month high of $77.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $76.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.69.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.2492 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 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.