Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 0.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 201,732 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $15,588,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Sachetta LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 201.0% during the 4th quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 587 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $52,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

BSV opened at $77.33 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $77.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $75.72 and a 12-month high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders 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 positive change 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).