Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) Shares Acquired by Ascent Group LLC

Ascent Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,005 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,332 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $1,056,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCLT. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 4,950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. PSI Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 71.4% in the third quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 73.5% in the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. 4Thought Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. 4Thought Financial Group Inc. now owns 45,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,689,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 17,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,320,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VCLT opened at $78.44 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.25. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $73.21 and a 12-month high of $82.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.3375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.33.

About Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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.