L.M. Kohn & Company Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF $VPLS

L.M. Kohn & Company decreased its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) by 51.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,697 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,120 shares during the quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company’s holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF were worth $443,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 1,215.2% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 258,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,024,000 after buying an additional 238,540 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 4.7% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 152,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,793,000 after buying an additional 6,769 shares in the last quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 46.6% in the second quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. now owns 124,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,595,000 after buying an additional 39,616 shares in the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 4.6% in the second quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC now owns 117,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,135,000 after buying an additional 5,124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 6.9% during the first quarter. Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC now owns 99,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,703,000 after purchasing an additional 6,400 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:VPLS opened at $79.01 on Thursday. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $74.95 and a 12-month high of $79.41. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $78.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.55.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.2787 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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.