23,034 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Bought by Hershey Financial Advisers LLC

Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 23,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,780,000. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up 1.6% of Hershey Financial Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 40,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,137,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Clune & Associates LTD. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $10,631,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 27.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 563,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,538,000 after purchasing an additional 120,409 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,059,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,523,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,206,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,750,000 after purchasing an additional 80,932 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.14 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.72 and a 52 week high of $79.02. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).