Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCIT is Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s 10th Largest Position

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 3.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,288,855 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,293 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 2.4% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 0.20% of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF worth $106,872,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VCIT. Mattson Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 54.1% during the 1st quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 360.0% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCIT stock opened at $84.16 on Friday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $78.66 and a 52-week high of $84.74. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $83.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.17.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $0.326 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Profile

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.