Valmark Advisers Inc. Purchases 14,327 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 178,120 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,327 shares during the quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $14,201,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 13,744 shares during the period. Goodman Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.1% during the third quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 361,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,914,000 after acquiring an additional 26,951 shares during the period. Florin Court Capital LLP raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 21,600 shares during the period. Finally, American Money Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. American Money Management LLC now owns 421,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,691,000 after acquiring an additional 11,562 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $79.41 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $78.28 and a 12 month high of $80.26. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.71.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.297 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.27.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.