Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH Shares Bought by Chesapeake Wealth Management

Chesapeake Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 136,852 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,312 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 3.3% of Chesapeake Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Chesapeake Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $10,939,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after buying an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,000 after acquiring an additional 495 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 29,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,310,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trivium Point Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 40.4% during the second quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 9,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $746,000 after acquiring an additional 2,697 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $79.92 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.58 and a 12 month high of $80.15. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $79.78 and its 200-day moving average is $79.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.3005 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

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.