Equity Investment Corp Has $807,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Equity Investment Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 76.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,438 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,530 shares during the quarter. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $807,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% in the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after purchasing an additional 2,802 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,791,000 after buying an additional 15,787 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,893,000 after buying an additional 2,720 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $77.95 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $75.72 and a 12-month high of $79.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $77.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).