Anchor Capital Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,445 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,655 shares during the quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% during the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after acquiring an additional 2,802 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,720 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $78.11 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $75.72 and a one year high of $79.02. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $77.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued 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 is Monday, March 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).