Natixis Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF $BIV

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 9.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 266,841 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,953 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $20,838,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 85.5% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. First Community Trust NA bought a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 217.5% in the third quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 762 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 522 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BIV stock opened at $77.60 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $78.08 and a 200-day moving average of $78.14. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $74.44 and a 12 month high of $79.08.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.2514 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 5 and 10 years and are publicly issued.