Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV Trims Stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT)

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lessened its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 133,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,743 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV owned approximately 0.11% of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $10,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VCLT. GDS Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 99.3% in the second quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 351,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,631,000 after buying an additional 174,955 shares during the last quarter. Johns Hopkins University boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Johns Hopkins University now owns 5,290,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $401,328,000 after purchasing an additional 53,555 shares during the period. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 37.9% in the 2nd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,012,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,770,000 after purchasing an additional 278,000 shares during the last quarter. Ocean Park Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $15,483,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 40.3% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 529,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,199,000 after purchasing an additional 152,204 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCLT opened at $81.66 on Friday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $67.47 and a 52 week high of $82.63. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.33.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.3255 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.