Associated Banc Corp Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV)

Associated Banc Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 94,953 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,869 shares during the quarter. Associated Banc Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF were worth $7,096,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Montag A & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 112.9% during the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Coastline Trust Co purchased a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 32.0% during the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 681 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF by 47.8% in the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 748 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of BIV opened at $75.91 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $75.26 and a 200-day moving average of $76.12. 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 company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2531 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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).