American Financial Advisors LLC Has $28.20 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

American Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 364,479 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 4.2% of American Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. American Financial Advisors LLC owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $28,200,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 414,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,086,000 after buying an additional 28,509 shares in the last quarter. Cutler Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Cutler Investment Counsel LLC now owns 8,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $689,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the period. HTLF Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,468,000. Finally, Sterling Financial Planning Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 102.0% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 19,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,533,000 after purchasing an additional 10,009 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $76.43. The company had a trading volume of 2,602,739 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,946,258. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $77.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $76.51. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $74.43 and a 12-month high of $77.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2479 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

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.