Captrust Financial Advisors Purchases New Position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS)

Captrust Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,045,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Accredited Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $65,000. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 18,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares during the period. Ariadne Wealth Management LP purchased a new position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $271,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 61.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,492,000 after purchasing an additional 7,434 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $669,000.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5%

VPLS stock opened at $76.51 on Friday. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.95 and a fifty-two week high of $79.75. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $76.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.75.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2985 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $3.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.68%.

About Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

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.