Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Sold by Chilton Capital Management LLC

Chilton Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 15,811 shares of the company’s stock after selling 278 shares during the quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,248,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCSH. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 61,050,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,762,539,000 after buying an additional 9,313,379 shares during the last quarter. American Family Investments Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 244.9% in the fourth quarter. American Family Investments Inc. now owns 5,042,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,326,000 after buying an additional 3,580,000 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,404.8% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,774,000 after purchasing an additional 2,965,656 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,142,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,177,000 after purchasing an additional 874,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 38.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,521,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,051,000 after purchasing an additional 699,137 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $79.10 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.36 and a twelve month high of $79.54. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $78.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.55.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.2903 per share. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.