Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. Acquires 10,777 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 14.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 87,702 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,777 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.4% of Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $6,783,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,791,000 after purchasing an additional 15,787 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,720 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $773,000. Finally, Ascent Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,814,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.11 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $75.72 and a 12 month high of $79.02. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $77.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.70.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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).