Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 12.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,738,923 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 309,827 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 3.8% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $217,114,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 10,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 5,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $401,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Running Point Capital Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Csenge Advisory Group boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.46 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $78.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.35. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.45 and a 52-week high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2876 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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.