PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Buys 13,544 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 7.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 189,242 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,544 shares during the quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $14,933,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 955,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,405,000 after acquiring an additional 41,653 shares during the period. Integris Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,709,000 after purchasing an additional 14,939 shares during the period. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 386,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,478,000 after purchasing an additional 27,459 shares during the period. Human Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,199,000 after purchasing an additional 40,981 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clark Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 409,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,347,000 after buying an additional 39,837 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV opened at $79.03 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.40 and a twelve month high of $79.21. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2658 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.