Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 4,616,741 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 25% from the previous session’s volume of 3,689,376 shares.The stock last traded at $78.19 and had previously closed at $78.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average of $78.18 and a 200 day moving average of $78.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2798 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $205,000. Level Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 159,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,458,000 after buying an additional 10,522 shares during the period. Eaton Cambridge Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 13.2% in the 4th quarter. Eaton Cambridge Inc. now owns 525,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,008,000 after acquiring an additional 61,186 shares during the period. Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 5,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 159.3% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,000 after purchasing an additional 6,777 shares during the last quarter.

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.