Smartleaf Asset Management LLC Buys 1,288 Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV)

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 5.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 25,089 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,288 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,877,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Evergreen Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Evergreen Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 58.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 6,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 2,408 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 126,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,425,000 after purchasing an additional 13,651 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 53.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 415,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,536,000 after purchasing an additional 143,861 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 52.4% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 14,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after buying an additional 5,102 shares during the period.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

BIV stock opened at $76.59 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.21. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $72.95 and a fifty-two week high of $78.89.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.2531 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd.

About Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

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).