Advisors Preferred LLC Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 93,814 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,424,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bank Hapoalim BM boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 16,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,290,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. David Kennon Inc grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. David Kennon Inc now owns 3,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Juncture Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Juncture Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 54,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,312,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% in the second quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 16,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of VCSH opened at $79.58 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.58 and a fifty-two week high of $80.15. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $79.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be paid a $0.2974 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

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.