Empirical Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,597 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 171 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $905,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VCSH. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 44.8% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 282,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,830,000 after acquiring an additional 87,459 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 45.6% in the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 13,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,060,000 after buying an additional 4,294 shares during the period. Chesapeake Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 127,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,873,000 after buying an additional 2,115 shares during the period. Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 248,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,182,000 after buying an additional 725 shares during the period. Finally, Kowal Investment Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 70.1% in the 2nd quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC now owns 21,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,664,000 after buying an additional 8,877 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $78.13 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.41. 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 company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2798 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.26.

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.