Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Shares Acquired by Jones Financial Companies Lllp

Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,376,671 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 88,178 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp owned 0.28% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $108,514,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $901,000 after purchasing an additional 3,262 shares during the last quarter. BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter worth about $229,000. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 191,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,044,000 after acquiring an additional 3,420 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 60.7% in the second quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 19,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,540,000 after acquiring an additional 7,388 shares during the period. Finally, Gemmer Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Gemmer Asset Management LLC now owns 679,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,514,000 after buying an additional 35,739 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.93 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.82. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.04 and a 12 month high of $79.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a $0.2658 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd.

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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.