Equita Financial Network Inc. Purchases 2,336 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Equita Financial Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 3.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 69,553 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,336 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 2.0% of Equita Financial Network Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Equita Financial Network Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,426,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,104,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,142,000 after acquiring an additional 878,823 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,340,000 after acquiring an additional 464,400 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% during the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,089,000 after acquiring an additional 403,254 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 403.8% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 500,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,776,000 after acquiring an additional 401,420 shares during the period. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 652,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,851,000 after acquiring an additional 338,692 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.41 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.27 and a 52-week high of $79.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.19 and its 200-day moving average is $78.47.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.