Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) Shares Purchased by Smith Moore & CO.

Smith Moore & CO. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 13.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,660 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the quarter. Smith Moore & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $348,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,536,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,046,000 after acquiring an additional 668,720 shares in the last quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 38.5% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,037,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,087,000 after purchasing an additional 844,917 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,909,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,433,000 after purchasing an additional 194,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,240,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,396,000 after purchasing an additional 85,134 shares during the period.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA BIV opened at $77.12 on Friday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $72.95 and a one year high of $78.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.91.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.2531 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This is a boost 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).