Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Purchases 19,580 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 10.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 213,928 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,580 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $16,689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCSH. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 46.7% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 823.8% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 582 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 278.2% in the 4th quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.37 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $78.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2813 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28.

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.