Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:VCIT)

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock traders purchased 30,004 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 119,916% compared to the typical daily volume of 25 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 136.1% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Monetary Solutions Ltd purchased a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCIT stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $81.14. 5,777,692 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,049,788. The company’s 50 day moving average is $81.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.79. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $81.03 and a 1 year high of $84.84.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $0.3421 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd.

About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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. dollar denominated, investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies with maturities between 5 and 10 years. Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment adisory services to the Fund.