Whittier Trust Co. Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Whittier Trust Co. cut its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 2.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,790 shares of the company’s stock after selling 704 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,534,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the third 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 last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 1,121,941 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,055,680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,455,100 shares during the last quarter. Truepoint Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,239,000 after acquiring an additional 146,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6,474.1% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 4,825,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,535,000 after acquiring an additional 4,751,613 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV opened at $78.14 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.72 and a 1 year high of $79.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $77.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. 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.

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).