Fifth Third Securities Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Fifth Third Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 2.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 190,711 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,198 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 1.3% of Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $14,877,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $164,142,000 after purchasing an additional 878,823 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $43,340,000 after purchasing an additional 464,400 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $33,089,000 after purchasing an additional 403,254 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 403.8% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 500,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,776,000 after acquiring an additional 401,420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 652,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,851,000 after acquiring an additional 338,692 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VCSH stock opened at $78.46 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.27 and a twelve month high of $79.54. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.47.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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