Advisory Alpha LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCLT

Advisory Alpha LLC increased its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 520,521 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,970 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF accounts for 1.1% of Advisory Alpha LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Advisory Alpha LLC owned approximately 0.52% of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $40,523,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $730,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $898,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 52.4% in the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. now owns 49,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,780,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% during the second quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 4,317 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $328,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

VCLT stock opened at $76.60 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $70.61 and a 12-month high of $79.28. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.92.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.3181 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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. 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.