4Thought Financial Group Inc. Has $3.76 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT)

4Thought Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 4.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 49,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,021 shares during the period. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF makes up 2.3% of 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. 4Thought Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $3,764,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 28.2% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,913 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $143,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 62,621 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,683,000 after acquiring an additional 1,671 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 230.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,044,000 after purchasing an additional 9,736 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association boosted its position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 189,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,160,000 after acquiring an additional 2,937 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $213,000.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $75.09 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $82.63. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $73.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.80.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a $0.3697 dividend. This represents a $4.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.91%. This is a boost from Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 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.