Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCLT Shares Sold by Financial Advisory Partners LLC

Financial Advisory Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 30.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 58,854 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 25,751 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for approximately 1.3% of Financial Advisory Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Financial Advisory Partners LLC owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $4,570,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 292.6% in the 2nd quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the period. Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 185.6% in the 2nd quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 36.3% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 655.0% during the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,115.2% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 881 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:VCLT opened at $76.24 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $76.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $76.53. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $70.61 and a 1-year high of $79.28.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3402 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.4%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Profile

Vanguard Long Term Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted corporate bond index with a long-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Index (the Index). This index includes the United States dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility and financial companies, with maturities greater than 10 years.