JPMorgan Chase & Co. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 20.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 26,903,564 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,647,759 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned approximately 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $2,078,839,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,322,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,261,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,121,941 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,055,680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,455,100 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,059,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,523,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050,028 shares in the last quarter. Truepoint Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,262,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $483,922,000 after buying an additional 248,778 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6,474.1% in the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 4,825,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,535,000 after buying an additional 4,751,613 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV opened at $78.04 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $77.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.72. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $75.72 and a 12-month high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Profile

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-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. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index).