Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 5.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,130 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $4,696,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $31,000. Tsfg LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $40,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,028.6% in the first quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% during the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.42 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.93 and a 52 week high of $79.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2741 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.19%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.