Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Sold by Red Wave Investments LLC

Red Wave Investments LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 10.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 12,497 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,466 shares during the period. Red Wave Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $966,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% in 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 in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,791,000 after purchasing an additional 15,787 shares during the period. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.65 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $77.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 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).