Breakwater Investment Management Purchases 1,344 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH)

Breakwater Investment Management raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 67.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,346 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,344 shares during the period. Breakwater Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $261,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,250,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,000 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 571.1% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 545,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,340,000 after purchasing an additional 464,400 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3,013.2% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 416,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,089,000 after purchasing an additional 403,254 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 403.8% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 500,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,776,000 after buying an additional 401,420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.8% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 652,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,851,000 after buying an additional 338,692 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.13 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.43. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.27 and a fifty-two week high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued 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 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.