Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 42.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,547 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,660 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $834,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.64 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.36 and a 52-week high of $80.26. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $78.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.299 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%.

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.