First Financial Bankshares Inc Purchases 80,511 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

First Financial Bankshares Inc grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,198,508 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 80,511 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 2.0% of First Financial Bankshares Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. First Financial Bankshares Inc owned 0.27% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $95,186,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barings LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14,389.8% during the first quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,108,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,940,000 after purchasing an additional 5,073,271 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,922,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,588,000 after purchasing an additional 316,031 shares in the last quarter. Nepc LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 18.1% during the first quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,098,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,845,000 after purchasing an additional 627,993 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carlson Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% during the second quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,747,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,306,000 after purchasing an additional 112,080 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCSH stock traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $78.54. 1,472,996 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,606,850. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.66 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $78.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.89.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2627 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.