Howard Capital Management Group LLC Decreases Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Howard Capital Management Group LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 367,138 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,445 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.0% of Howard Capital Management Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Howard Capital Management Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $28,640,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 6,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 3,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Bremer Bank National Association lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Bremer Bank National Association now owns 10,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Friedenthal Financial boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 13,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.21 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2798 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.