Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.29

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, March 30th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of 0.2945 per share on Monday, April 6th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a 11.9% increase from Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.26.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VPLS traded down $0.30 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $77.29. The stock had a trading volume of 99,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 156,342. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $74.95 and a twelve month high of $79.41. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Catalyst Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,217,000. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA raised its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 18.4% during the fourth quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 180,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,130,000 after acquiring an additional 28,066 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $2,945,000. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $839,000. Finally, Colter Lewis Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $319,000.

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. VPLS was launched on Nov 20, 2023 and is issued by Vanguard.