Essex LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT)

Essex LLC raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 561,639 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,906 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 9.5% of Essex LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Essex LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $45,083,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VCIT. Friedenthal Financial grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 22,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,863,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Trustmark National Bank Trust Department boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Trustmark National Bank Trust Department now owns 14,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,198,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Vicus Capital grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 20,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,716,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 7,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $596,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $80.64 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $80.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.74. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.80 and a 1 year high of $84.25.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.3129 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.31.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Profile

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, a subset of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index measures the investment return of U.S.