Ibex Wealth Advisors Invests $627,000 in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT)

Ibex Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 8,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $627,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 39.2% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 6,865 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $513,000 after purchasing an additional 1,933 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 8,116.7% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 40.4% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $344,000 after buying an additional 1,218 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 115.8% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 70,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,716,000 after buying an additional 37,751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 28.6% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,908 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 870 shares during the period.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

VCLT opened at $75.36 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $72.86 and a 1-year high of $82.63. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.96.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.