Howard Financial Services LTD. Acquires 109,096 Shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF $VPLS

Howard Financial Services LTD. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VPLS) by 87.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 234,148 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 109,096 shares during the period. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF makes up about 1.8% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF were worth $17,329,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 36.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,624,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,063,000 after purchasing an additional 437,524 shares during the period. WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,441,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Keystone Financial Group Inc. now owns 316,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,456,000 after buying an additional 23,943 shares during the period. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 309,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,887,000 after buying an additional 7,530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF by 106.3% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Group Inc. now owns 213,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,826,000 after buying an additional 110,180 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPLS stock opened at $74.20 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $75.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.62. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $73.44 and a 52 week high of $79.41.

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.