Gould Asset Management LLC CA Buys 10,820 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Gould Asset Management LLC CA increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 257,157 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,820 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 3.5% of Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $20,385,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AXS Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 54.4% during the 1st quarter. AXS Investments LLC now owns 30,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,414,000 after purchasing an additional 10,732 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,824.9% in the 1st quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after buying an additional 3,157 shares during the last quarter. Bauman Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 30.7% in the first quarter. Bauman Advisory Group LLC now owns 18,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,489,000 after buying an additional 4,408 shares in the last quarter. Goodman Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.3% in the first quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 439,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,874,000 after buying an additional 44,630 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 172.5% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 20,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,619,000 after buying an additional 12,927 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCSH opened at $78.71 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.32. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $78.45 and a 1-year high of $80.26.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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