CENTRAL TRUST Co Raises Holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV)

CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 30.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,106 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,918 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,577,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of BIV. True Link Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,952,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,402,000 after purchasing an additional 245,701 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,868,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,153,000 after acquiring an additional 139,780 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 38.5% during the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,037,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,087,000 after acquiring an additional 844,917 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 59.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,610,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,203,000 after acquiring an additional 597,770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 7.5% in the third quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,375,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,817,000 after purchasing an additional 96,482 shares during the period.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSEARCA:BIV opened at $74.95 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.18 and a 200 day moving average of $76.35. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $72.95 and a 1-year high of $78.89.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a $0.2531 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Profile

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with an intermediate-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 5-10 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index).