HighTower Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCLT

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 180.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 334,453 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 215,379 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.33% of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $25,368,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Friedenthal Financial grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 51.5% during the 4th quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 468 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 52.4% in the 3rd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $65,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $74.48 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $72.29 and a 1-year high of $79.28. The business has a 50-day moving average of $74.69 and a 200-day moving average of $75.91.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3274 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.