MFA Wealth Services Buys Shares of 16,155 Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

MFA Wealth Services purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 16,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,260,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of MFA Wealth Services’ holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $29,000. Tsfg LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 278.2% in the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Community Trust NA bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $59,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.19 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.27 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.