Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) Raises Dividend to $0.18 Per Share

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.1826 per share on Wednesday, November 4th. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 2nd. This is a 0.8% increase from Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1811.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS VUSB opened at $49.64 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.71. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $49.37 and a 52 week high of $50.03.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. DeLarme Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. DeLarme Wealth Management Inc. now owns 146,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,273,000 after purchasing an additional 7,276 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 431,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,367,000 after purchasing an additional 41,730 shares during the last quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 110,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,454,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares during the last quarter. Family CFO Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 99.8% in the 3rd quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 19,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $955,000 after purchasing an additional 9,622 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optima Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 41.9% in the 3rd quarter. Optima Capital LLC now owns 146,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,247,000 after purchasing an additional 43,195 shares during the last quarter.

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.