Allodium Investment Consultants LLC Purchases Shares of 20,178 Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Allodium Investment Consultants LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 20,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,559,000. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 1.3% of Allodium Investment Consultants LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 573,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,339,000 after buying an additional 21,038 shares during the period. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 178,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,778,000 after buying an additional 4,643 shares during the period. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $65,000. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 24,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,935,000 after acquiring an additional 2,504 shares during the period. Finally, SAM Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. SAM Advisors LLC now owns 8,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $654,000 after acquiring an additional 2,104 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.65 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.72 and a 52-week high of $79.02. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 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, February 3rd.

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).