Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Position Boosted by Ashton Thomas Securities LLC

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,910 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,384,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. Modern Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $547,000. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,780,000. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 40,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,137,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the period. Clune & Associates LTD. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $10,631,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 27.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 563,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,538,000 after purchasing an additional 120,409 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.96 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.72 and a 1 year high of $79.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $77.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost 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).