Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Bought by Disciplined Investments LLC

Disciplined Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 27.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 14,972 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,267 shares during the period. Disciplined Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,157,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in 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 acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position 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 worth $1,261,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,121,941 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,055,680,000 after acquiring an additional 1,455,100 shares during the period. Truepoint Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the third 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 during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,922,000 after acquiring an additional 85,317 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $77.98 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $77.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.74. 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 firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.2474 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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).