Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Sold by Beacon Capital Management LLC

Beacon Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 11.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,810 shares of the company’s stock after selling 231 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $140,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,751,309,000 after acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,200,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,196,123,000 after purchasing an additional 711,531 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 12,194,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,605,000 after purchasing an additional 309,701 shares during the period. Truepoint Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,239,000 after purchasing an additional 146,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,922,000 after buying an additional 85,317 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

BSV opened at $77.49 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.72 and a 52-week high of $79.02. The company has a 50 day moving average of $77.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).