Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Stake Raised by Thompson Investment Management Inc.

Thompson Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 19.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 17,732 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,873 shares during the quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,370,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. L.M. Kohn & Company increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Aprio Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Courage Miller Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,167,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. Finally, Hiley Hunt Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 5,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.33 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $77.35 and a 200-day moving average of $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.72 and a 52-week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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).