Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Shares Purchased by Bank of Hawaii

Bank of Hawaii increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 19.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 73,862 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,870 shares during the quarter. Bank of Hawaii’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $5,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 41,653 shares during the last quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% during 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. grew its position 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 buying an additional 27,459 shares during the period. Human Investing LLC increased 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 valued at $35,199,000 after acquiring an additional 40,981 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clark Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.8% in the third quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 409,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,347,000 after acquiring an additional 39,837 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $78.38 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.88. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.59 and a 1 year high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given 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.

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.