Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) Shares Bought by Pictet North America Advisors SA

Pictet North America Advisors SA boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) by 110.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 91,536 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,012 shares during the period. Pictet North America Advisors SA’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $7,348,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. now owns 92,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,463,000 after acquiring an additional 10,534 shares during the period. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 27.8% during the fourth quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 42,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,372,000 after acquiring an additional 9,193 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA now owns 68,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,461,000 after acquiring an additional 15,282 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $364,000. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 54.9% in the fourth quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 424 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ VCIT opened at $80.68 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $80.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.75. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.80 and a 52 week high of $84.25.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.3129 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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.