Vanguard Group Inc. Increases Stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCIT

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 6,631.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,015,034 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 999,954 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 0.14% of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $85,009,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VCIT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 107.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 8,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $716,000 after purchasing an additional 4,627 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 54,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,535,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 67.1% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 298,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,752,000 after purchasing an additional 119,837 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 347.4% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 15,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,255,000 after purchasing an additional 11,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 18,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,501,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCIT opened at $82.56 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $82.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.63. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $80.42 and a 52-week high of $84.84.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3262 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%.

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.