Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) Shareholders to Collect $0.28 Monthly Dividend

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2844 per share on Wednesday, November 4th. This represents a $3.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 2nd. This is a 3.0% decrease from Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.2931.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPLS opened at $75.26 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $75.04 and its 200-day moving average is $76.93. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $73.44 and a fifty-two week high of $79.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VPLS. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 36.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,624,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,063,000 after acquiring an additional 437,524 shares during the last quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $28,441,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. now owns 316,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,456,000 after acquiring an additional 23,943 shares during the period. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 309,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,887,000 after acquiring an additional 7,530 shares during the period. Finally, Howard Financial Services LTD. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 87.2% in the third quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 234,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,329,000 after purchasing an additional 109,096 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

The Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate to high level of income. It holds US and foreign securities of any rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity. VPLS was launched on Nov 20, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.