Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Purchased by First American Trust FSB

First American Trust FSB grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 7.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 132,825 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,760 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises about 1.0% of First American Trust FSB’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. First American Trust FSB’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $10,263,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $1,261,231,000 after buying an additional 1,121,941 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,055,680,000 after buying an additional 1,455,100 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,059,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,523,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050,028 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truepoint Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,262,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $483,922,000 after purchasing an additional 248,778 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

BSV opened at $77.96 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $77.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This is an increase 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).