Alterity Financial Group LLC Purchases New Position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT)

Alterity Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,619 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $210,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Johns Hopkins University boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6,307.2% during the 3rd quarter. Johns Hopkins University now owns 5,029,402 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $360,206,000 after buying an additional 4,950,906 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,795.9% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,099,537 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $102,994,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041,541 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 532,130.5% during the third quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 888,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $65,097,000 after purchasing an additional 888,658 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,086.9% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 722,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $57,625,000 after purchasing an additional 661,939 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $58,169,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

VCLT stock opened at $78.23 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $67.47 and a 12-month high of $81.11. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.59.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.2865 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $3.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.39%.

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.