Bleakley Financial Group LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV)

Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 208.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 28,767 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,450 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,197,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BIV. Fairfield Bush & CO. bought a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF in the first quarter worth $37,000. Cibc World Market Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 16,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,350,000 after purchasing an additional 510 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 4,470.2% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 55,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,566,000 after purchasing an additional 54,537 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $278,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 10.6% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 67,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,504,000 after purchasing an additional 6,423 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 1.2 %

NYSEARCA:BIV opened at $73.68 on Thursday. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $70.43 and a twelve month high of $77.68. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.28.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2337 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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).