Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Has $7.53 Million Position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCIT

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 0.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 90,746 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the period. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 1.8% of Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $7,526,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VCIT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 51,908,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,244,058,000 after acquiring an additional 1,718,299 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,516,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $941,576,000 after purchasing an additional 1,110,990 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.9% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,033,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $821,046,000 after purchasing an additional 987,197 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5,086,135.3% in the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 864,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,698,000 after buying an additional 864,643 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nepc LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.9% in the first quarter. Nepc LLC now owns 4,299,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,544,000 after buying an additional 490,792 shares during the period.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $84.16 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $83.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.17. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $78.66 and a one year high of $84.74.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $0.326 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.