Stifel Financial Corp Purchases 85,967 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 12.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 764,012 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 85,967 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $60,678,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Tsfg LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in 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 worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCSH stock opened at $78.60 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $78.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.21. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $76.20 and a 52-week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.