Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Stock Position Lowered by Barrett & Company Inc.

Barrett & Company Inc. decreased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 7.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,531 shares of the company’s stock after selling 852 shares during the quarter. Barrett & Company Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $814,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. L.M. Kohn & Company lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,167,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hiley Hunt Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 5,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

BSV stock opened at $77.47 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $77.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.75. 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, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

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).