Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Stock Holdings Lifted by Hilton Capital Management LLC

Hilton Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,188,380 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 92,717 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 7.3% of Hilton Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Hilton Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $94,381,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VCSH. Factorial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $834,000. Commerce Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 26.2% during the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 5,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,000 after acquiring an additional 1,210 shares in the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 3,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Equita Financial Network Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. now owns 67,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,338,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ VCSH opened at $78.26 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.72 and a 1 year high of $79.54. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.10.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.2741 dividend. This represents a $3.29 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date 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.