Stonehearth Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF $VPLS

Stonehearth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 28,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,197,000. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF accounts for about 0.7% of Stonehearth Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC owned 0.14% of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 36.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,624,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,063,000 after buying an additional 437,524 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 48.9% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 658,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,439,000 after buying an additional 216,196 shares in the last quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the first quarter worth about $28,441,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 50.4% in the 1st quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. now owns 272,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,174,000 after acquiring an additional 91,403 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 237,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,587,000 after acquiring an additional 13,882 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:VPLS opened at $76.40 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $77.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.62. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $76.16 and a twelve month high of $79.41.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.3056 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd.

About Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

The Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate to high level of income. It holds US and foreign securities of any rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity. VPLS was launched on Nov 20, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.