Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Acquires 47,638 Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCIT

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 3.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,370,668 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 47,638 shares during the period. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises approximately 2.0% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $114,793,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCIT. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 67.6% in the third quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 23,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,004,000 after buying an additional 9,607 shares in the last quarter. Cordant Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Cordant Inc. now owns 174,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,658,000 after acquiring an additional 6,300 shares in the last quarter. Bishop & Co Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. Bishop & Co Investment Management LLC now owns 479,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,350,000 after acquiring an additional 31,395 shares in the last quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. Coyle Financial Counsel LLC now owns 173,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,569,000 after acquiring an additional 25,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $715,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VCIT stock opened at $82.52 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.88. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $78.66 and a 52 week high of $84.84.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $0.3438 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, a subset of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index measures the investment return of U.S. dollar denominated, investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies with maturities between 5 and 10 years. Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment adisory services to the Fund.