Lowery Thomas LLC Acquires 18,727 Shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF $VUSB

Lowery Thomas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) by 36.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 70,675 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,727 shares during the period. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF accounts for about 2.0% of Lowery Thomas LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Lowery Thomas LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF worth $3,533,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VUSB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 10.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 24,065,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,203,166,000 after purchasing an additional 2,317,449 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 74.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,518,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,560,000 after buying an additional 1,075,161 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,016,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,800,000 after buying an additional 157,980 shares during the last quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 1,367,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,389,000 after buying an additional 57,905 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 23.4% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,325,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,285,000 after acquiring an additional 251,805 shares during the period.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUSB stock opened at $49.97 on Monday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $49.42 and a 12 month high of $50.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $49.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.89.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1821 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

The Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund actively invests in investment grade securities while aiming to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years. VUSB was launched on Apr 5, 2021 and is managed by Vanguard.