Apexium Financial LP Raises Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Apexium Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 148,564 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,274 shares during the quarter. Apexium Financial LP’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $11,723,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BSV. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 955,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,405,000 after buying an additional 41,653 shares during the period. Integris Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,709,000 after acquiring an additional 14,939 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% in the third quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 386,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,478,000 after acquiring an additional 27,459 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 600,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,377,000 after acquiring an additional 30,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,199,000 after acquiring an additional 40,981 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.57 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.59 and a 52 week high of $79.32. The company’s 50 day moving average is $78.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.88.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2415 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis 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.