Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,312,431 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 158,367 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 1.6% of Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $264,763,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Bfsg LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 14,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 46.4% during the 3rd quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 57,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,611,000 after purchasing an additional 18,275 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 114,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,191,000 after purchasing an additional 7,435 shares in the last quarter. Clear Point Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 37.2% in the 3rd quarter. Clear Point Advisors Inc. now owns 20,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,648,000 after purchasing an additional 5,591 shares during the period. Finally, 4WEALTH Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% during the third quarter. 4WEALTH Advisors Inc. now owns 30,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,463,000 after buying an additional 2,301 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH stock opened at $79.76 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.58 and a 1 year high of $80.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $79.76 and a 200 day moving average of $79.69.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.3005 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th.

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.