IFP Advisors Inc Buys 13,664 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 19.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 85,050 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,664 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $6,572,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BSV. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,208,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. L.M. Kohn & Company lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, Courage Miller Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,167,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV stock opened at $77.65 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.74. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.72 and a 52-week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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).