Capital Investment Services of America Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Capital Investment Services of America Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 11.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 645,632 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 66,688 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 4.6% of Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $51,605,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. III Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at $171,720,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,254,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,127,325 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 146.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,974,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768,572 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.0% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,410,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688,808 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 490.8% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 897,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,717,000 after buying an additional 745,386 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH opened at $79.98 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.73. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.58 and a fifty-two week high of $80.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.