Loudon Investment Management LLC Has $1.13 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Loudon Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 14.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,982 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,875 shares during the quarter. Loudon Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VCSH. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 23,754.1% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,532,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,092,143,000 after purchasing an additional 14,471,919 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 75.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,460,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,792,000 after buying an additional 3,630,843 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 138.3% during the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,575,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,661,000 after acquiring an additional 2,075,000 shares during the period. Prudential PLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 24,490,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,840,431,000 after purchasing an additional 1,439,791 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7,923.8% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,343,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,326,278 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $76.71. 2,325,697 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,745,767. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $74.43 and a twelve month high of $77.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $76.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.63.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.2492 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25.

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.