Blue Trust Inc. Has $96.94 Million Stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF $VUSB

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (BATS:VUSB) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,945,049 shares of the company’s stock after selling 71,161 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF accounts for 1.1% of Blue Trust Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Blue Trust Inc. owned about 1.83% of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF worth $96,941,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 7,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 4,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Inspirion Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Inspirion Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. now owns 34,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,747,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 22,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,111,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of BATS:VUSB opened at $49.61 on Thursday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $49.42 and a 1 year high of $50.03. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.88.

Vanguard Ultra-Short 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 paid a dividend of $0.1653 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Profile

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.