Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) Shares Bought by Goodman Financial Corp

Goodman Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 330,154 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,349 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up about 5.5% of Goodman Financial Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Goodman Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $25,755,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VCSH. Barings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Barings LLC now owns 5,149,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,748,000 after purchasing an additional 41,430 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,631,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,806,000 after acquiring an additional 75,949 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $257,541,000. Carlson Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Carlson Capital Management now owns 2,981,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,555,000 after acquiring an additional 142,984 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the third 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 during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.78 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $78.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.51. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.27 and a 1 year high of $79.54.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2588 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.