Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC Cuts Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT)

Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 4.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 267 shares during the period. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $410,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCLT. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 2,243,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,269,000 after buying an additional 49,278 shares during the period. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 40.8% in the 3rd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,425,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $115,753,000 after acquiring an additional 413,000 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,199,131 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $97,405,000 after acquiring an additional 461,290 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 255,209.3% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 661,251 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,713,000 after acquiring an additional 660,992 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 11.2% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 658,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,482,000 after purchasing an additional 66,524 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCLT opened at $75.00 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $72.86 and a 12 month high of $82.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $76.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.03.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.3563 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.34.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF 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.