Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Bought by Ascent Wealth Partners LLC

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 8.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 23,473 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,811 shares during the period. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,814,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,208,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the third quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Courage Miller Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,167,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $77.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 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).