Mariner LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB)

Mariner LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) by 12.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 74,960 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,125 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF were worth $3,720,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VUSB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,226,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,053,241,000 after buying an additional 2,312,291 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,622,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,528,000 after purchasing an additional 73,904 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,557,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,293,000 after buying an additional 58,000 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 22.5% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,164,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,767,000 after acquiring an additional 214,203 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth boosted its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 1,086,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,927,000 after acquiring an additional 73,049 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS VUSB opened at $49.69 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.70. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $49.24 and a 12 month high of $49.98.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1866 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.