Alesco Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Alesco Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,287 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,461 shares during the period. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,355,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rodgers & Associates LTD lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 34.3% during the fourth quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD now owns 82,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,375,000 after acquiring an additional 21,054 shares during the last quarter. Abbrea Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Abbrea Capital LLC now owns 63,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,887,000 after acquiring an additional 4,440 shares during the last quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14.6% during the fourth quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 135,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,476,000 after acquiring an additional 17,259 shares during the last quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 502.5% during the fourth quarter. Florin Court Capital LLP now owns 44,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,405,000 after acquiring an additional 36,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $92,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VCSH traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $76.57. 2,851,153 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,850,992. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $74.43 and a 12-month high of $77.72. The business has a 50-day moving average of $76.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.59.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.2479 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.