Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) Shares Purchased by Principal Securities Inc.

Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 150,169 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,937 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $12,054,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 24,067,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,015,679,000 after purchasing an additional 395,318 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 93.9% in the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 2,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after acquiring an additional 1,243 shares during the period. Net Worth Advisory Group bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $9,801,000. Family CFO Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 93,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,809,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,623,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,675,000 after purchasing an additional 59,941 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCIT opened at $80.98 on Friday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.80 and a 12 month high of $84.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $80.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.74.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.3129 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.31.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Profile

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, a subset of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index measures the investment return of U.S.