Loudon Investment Management LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV)

Loudon Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 30.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,515 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,061 shares during the quarter. Loudon Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $337,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of BIV. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 7,045.4% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 1,677,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,341,000 after acquiring an additional 1,653,773 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $104,398,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 844,917 shares during the last quarter. BetterWealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,666,000. Finally, Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 49.0% during the 4th quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 831,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,143,000 after purchasing an additional 273,374 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

BIV opened at $76.40 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $76.07. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $72.95 and a one year high of $78.89.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2531 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).