Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $2.91 Million Position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCLT

Principal Financial Group Inc. lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) by 20.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 10,000 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VCLT. Friedenthal Financial increased its stake in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 51.5% in the fourth quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 468 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $65,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1,700.0% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 846 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 799 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $72.01 on Thursday. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $71.94 and a 52 week high of $79.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.37 and a 200-day moving average of $75.17.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.3422 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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. 10+ Year Corporate Index (the Index). This index includes the United States dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility and financial companies, with maturities greater than 10 years.