Castleark Management LLC Acquires 211,880 Shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCLT

Castleark Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 89.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 448,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 211,880 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Castleark Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Castleark Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $33,499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 3,112,025 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $237,167,000 after buying an additional 235,758 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 14.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,728,943 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $211,902,000 after acquiring an additional 339,785 shares during the last quarter. Allianz SE acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $183,255,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,719,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $130,436,000 after acquiring an additional 57,497 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 1,265,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,018,000 after acquiring an additional 51,600 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VCLT opened at $72.22 on Monday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $72.08 and a one year high of $79.28. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $74.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.24.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.3422 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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. 10+ Year Corporate Index (the Index). This index includes the United States dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility and financial companies, with maturities greater than 10 years.