Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Sold by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 13.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 539,170 shares of the company’s stock after selling 85,908 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $41,662,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,200,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,196,123,000 after acquiring an additional 711,531 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 12,194,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,605,000 after acquiring an additional 309,701 shares during the period. Truepoint Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,239,000 after acquiring an additional 146,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,922,000 after purchasing an additional 85,317 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV opened at $77.33 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $75.72 and a 12 month high of $79.02. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $77.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.76.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost 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).