Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Purchased by Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,546 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 204 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,974,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BSV. Fiera Capital Corp increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 13.0% during the third quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 11,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $892,000 after buying an additional 1,308 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $1,101,000. Lauterbach Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $200,000. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Rockbridge Investment Management LCC now owns 54,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,283,000 after buying an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 12.3% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 965 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.85 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $77.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This is an increase 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).