Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) Sets New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) reached a new 52-week low on Friday . The stock traded as low as $73.13 and last traded at $73.43, with a volume of 131680 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $73.85.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $76.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.13.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.3563 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.34.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VCLT. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 255,209.3% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 661,251 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,713,000 after purchasing an additional 660,992 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 62.5% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,199,131 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $97,405,000 after acquiring an additional 461,290 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 40.8% in the 3rd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,425,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $115,753,000 after purchasing an additional 413,000 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 206.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 432,910 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,209,000 after purchasing an additional 291,646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,479.4% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 291,122 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,648,000 after purchasing an additional 272,690 shares in the last quarter.

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.