Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) is Hilton Capital Management LLC’s 2nd Largest Position

Hilton Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 21.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 934,403 shares of the company’s stock after selling 253,977 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 6.3% of Hilton Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Hilton Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $72,893,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Barings LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,149,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,748,000 after acquiring an additional 41,430 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,806,000 after acquiring an additional 75,949 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $257,541,000. Carlson Capital Management raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,838,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,403,000 after acquiring an additional 90,699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,689,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,602,000 after acquiring an additional 111,503 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

VCSH opened at $78.52 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $76.27 and a 12 month high of $79.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $78.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.52.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2588 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.