Royal Bank of Canada Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Core Bond ETF $VCRB

Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCRB) by 124.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 169,173 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 93,736 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Core Bond ETF were worth $13,091,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VCRB. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 248,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,353,000 after purchasing an additional 19,827 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,360,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,985,000 after purchasing an additional 63,160 shares during the period. D Orazio & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 53.6% during the 4th quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 205,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,038,000 after buying an additional 71,826 shares in the last quarter. Keystone Financial Group raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 276.2% during the 4th quarter. Keystone Financial Group now owns 23,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,863,000 after buying an additional 17,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lansing Street Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core Bond ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 195,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,228,000 after buying an additional 10,093 shares during the period.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Core Bond ETF stock opened at $76.08 on Friday. Vanguard Core Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.69 and a 1-year high of $79.18. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $76.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.33.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.3021 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF Profile

The Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund actively invests in the broad fixed income space, in seeking to provide total return and a moderate level of income. It primarily holds USD-denominated securities of investment grade rating while maintaining an intermediate dollar-weighted average maturity. VCRB was launched on Nov 29, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.