Centennial Bank AR Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF $BIV

Centennial Bank AR raised its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 31.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 81,275 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,416 shares during the period. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF comprises about 2.3% of Centennial Bank AR’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $6,273,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $672,555,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 1,077.4% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,496,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,528,000 after acquiring an additional 1,369,725 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,227,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,408,000 after acquiring an additional 1,315,707 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 25,526,720 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,988,021,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,471,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $581,888,000 after acquiring an additional 790,288 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BIV opened at $76.14 on Friday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.63 and a fifty-two week high of $79.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $76.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.22.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Company 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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 5 and 10 years and are publicly issued.