Trellis Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 13,194 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Trellis Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 15.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 96,651 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,194 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 3.0% of Trellis Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Trellis Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $7,706,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $252,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after buying an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,019,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.52 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $79.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.70. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $78.46 and a 1 year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.