Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) Shares Sold by Manning & Napier Advisors LLC

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 86.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 10,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 70,534 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $794,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ibex Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $627,000. Prospect Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 75.0% in the fourth quarter. Prospect Financial Services LLC now owns 121,170 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,061,000 after purchasing an additional 51,931 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $704,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 28,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,280,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCLT opened at $75.51 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $75.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.95. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $72.86 and a 52 week high of $82.63.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.3563 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change 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.