PFG Advisors Sells 3,316 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

PFG Advisors reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 15.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,582 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,316 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BSV. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $693,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares during the last quarter. Haverford Trust Co lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 56,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,431,000 after purchasing an additional 1,460 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 22,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,769,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 114,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,048,000 after purchasing an additional 3,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.3% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 47,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,744,000 after buying an additional 3,244 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $77.97 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $77.52 and a 200 day 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 company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).