Blue Trust Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 3.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 388,806 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,533 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc. owned 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $30,642,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 253.6% in the third quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 104.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 506 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.16 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.59 and a 1 year high of $79.32. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.83.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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). 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.