Ethos Financial Group LLC Makes New $2.01 Million Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 25,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,006,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BSV. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 386.5% during the 4th quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 104.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.22 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.59 and a 12-month high of $79.32. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 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.