Zhang Financial LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Zhang Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 351,027 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,318 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Zhang Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Zhang Financial LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $28,058,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% in the third quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 291,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,319,000 after acquiring an additional 33,074 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 786,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,504,000 after purchasing an additional 11,617 shares in the last quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.4% during the third quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 160,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,795,000 after purchasing an additional 13,744 shares during the last quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 29.9% during the third quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP now owns 93,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,498,000 after purchasing an additional 21,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goodman Financial Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the third quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 361,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,914,000 after purchasing an additional 26,951 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $80.15 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $79.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.82. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.58 and a 52-week high of $80.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2972 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

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.