Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Acquires 2,189 Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 32.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,947 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,189 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $749,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Meridian Management Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Meridian Management Co. now owns 285,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,908,000 after buying an additional 14,799 shares during the last quarter. First National Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 173,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,512,000 after purchasing an additional 15,025 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 3,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the period. Lynx Investment Advisory lifted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 594.1% in the third quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 3,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,000 after purchasing an additional 3,131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GDS Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 24.4% during the third quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 417,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,006,000 after purchasing an additional 82,100 shares during the period.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VCIT opened at $80.93 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.37. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $76.66 and a 1 year high of $84.25.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.3166 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.69%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Company 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.