BLB&B Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

BLB&B Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 37,586 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,210 shares during the period. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,904,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BSV. 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 worth $1,292,000 after buying an additional 2,802 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $23,893,000 after acquiring an additional 2,720 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during 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. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.5% in the third quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC now owns 410,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,278,000 after purchasing an additional 39,093 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International City Management Association Retirement Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 31.6% in the third quarter. International City Management Association Retirement Corp now owns 378,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,776,000 after purchasing an additional 90,900 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.33 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.72 and a 1 year high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).