Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Purchases 18,552 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 367,435 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,552 shares during the quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $29,370,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% during the third quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 291,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,319,000 after acquiring an additional 33,074 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% during 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 during the last quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.4% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 29.9% in the 3rd quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP now owns 93,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,498,000 after purchasing an additional 21,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goodman Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 361,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,914,000 after purchasing an additional 26,951 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VCSH opened at $80.13 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.58 and a 52 week high of $80.20. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $79.85 and a 200-day moving average of $79.82.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.