AEGON USA Investment Management LLC Purchases 611 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

AEGON USA Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,262 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 611 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.4% of AEGON USA Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. AEGON USA Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $562,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Meredith Wealth Planning grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Meredith Wealth Planning now owns 23,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,821,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 2,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Freedom Wealth Alliance LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Freedom Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 4,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 10,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthsource Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealthsource Partners LLC now owns 16,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,243,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH stock traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $76.67. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,486,470 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,822,156. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $74.43 and a one year high of $77.72. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.61.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.2479 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, 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.