Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,143,804 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,891 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.52% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $165,652,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,208,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Courage Miller Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,167,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.85 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.72 and a 1 year high of $79.02. The company’s fifty day moving average is $77.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).