Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Position Increased by Ashton Thomas Securities LLC

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 17,910 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 400 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,384,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in BSV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 valued at $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,322,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,261,231,000 after buying an additional 1,121,941 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,055,680,000 after buying an additional 1,455,100 shares during the period. 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 acquiring an additional 1,050,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truepoint Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,262,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $483,922,000 after acquiring an additional 248,778 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $77.96 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $77.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 positive change 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).