Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Purchased by EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC

EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 29.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 279,260 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 63,414 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 1.4% of EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $21,578,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,322,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,261,231,000 after buying an additional 1,121,941 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,055,680,000 after buying an additional 1,455,100 shares during the last quarter. Truepoint Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,239,000 after acquiring an additional 146,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,922,000 after acquiring an additional 85,317 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.95 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.74. 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 announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).