Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) Shares Sold by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 68.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 22,547 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $776,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PSI Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 37.1% during the 4th quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. United Community Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 444.4% during the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 637 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 507.1% in the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 999 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 28.2% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,913 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCLT opened at $76.23 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.97. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $72.86 and a 12 month high of $82.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.3544 per share. This represents a $4.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.58%. This is an increase from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st.

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.