Essex Financial Services Inc. Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Essex Financial Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 27,282 shares of the company’s stock after selling 265 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,128,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 19.1% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 634,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,362,000 after purchasing an additional 101,804 shares during the last quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 705,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,040,000 after buying an additional 41,446 shares during the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,076,000. Mustard Seed Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 89,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,124,000 after buying an additional 5,143 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 52.2% in the third quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 40,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,209,000 after acquiring an additional 13,849 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $78.18 and a 200 day moving average of $78.50. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $76.27 and a one year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2813 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28.

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.