World Investment Advisors Boosts Stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV)

World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 693.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 138,471 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 121,019 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $10,348,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $212,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 58.1% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 3,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 1,157 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $689,000. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 419,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,860,000 after buying an additional 29,605 shares during the period. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 22,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,728,000 after buying an additional 1,607 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BIV opened at $76.51 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.94. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $72.95 and a 52-week high of $78.89.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be 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 is Tuesday, April 1st.

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).