Huntington National Bank Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,935 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,806 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,554,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BSV. Private Portfolio Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC now owns 8,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $645,000 after acquiring an additional 1,525 shares in the last quarter. Columbia Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $2,611,000. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. now owns 87,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,783,000 after purchasing an additional 10,777 shares in the last quarter. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $482,000. Finally, Lokken Investment Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Lokken Investment Group LLC now owns 16,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,271,000 after purchasing an additional 1,749 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.06 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $77.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.70. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This is an increase 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).