Hardy Reed LLC Takes $20.60 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Hardy Reed LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 257,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,601,000. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 1.5% of Hardy Reed LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Hardy Reed LLC owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $252,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,123,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 31.6% during the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 10,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $841,000 after buying an additional 2,540 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $80.10 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $79.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.78. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2972 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

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.