Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF $VPLS Shares Purchased by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) by 42.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 86,486 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,966 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.81% of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF worth $6,800,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NavPoint Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $2,055,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 100.9% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 77,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,061,000 after buying an additional 38,714 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $5,928,000. Vicus Capital raised its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 99.4% during the third quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 32,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,531,000 after acquiring an additional 16,042 shares during the period. Finally, Lakewood Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 38.0% during the third quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 32,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,579,000 after acquiring an additional 9,033 shares during the period.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPLS stock opened at $78.31 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $78.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.23. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $74.95 and a 52 week high of $79.41.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were given a dividend of $0.2891 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Profile

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.