Betterment LLC Has $47.38 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Betterment LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 600,389 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,133 shares during the period. Betterment LLC owned about 0.12% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $47,377,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,709,000 after purchasing an additional 14,939 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% during the third 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 last quarter. Human Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% during the third quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,199,000 after purchasing an additional 40,981 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clark Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 409,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,347,000 after purchasing an additional 39,837 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.37 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.59 and a 52 week high of $79.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $78.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.88.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.2415 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

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.