Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Holdings Raised by Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC

Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 72.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,909 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,486 shares during the quarter. Sloy Dahl & Holst LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $548,000. MilWealth Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 219,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,954,000 after purchasing an additional 4,245 shares in the last quarter. Red Tortoise LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 18.9% during the 4th quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 2,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunesis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 23.5% during the 4th quarter. Sunesis Advisors LLC now owns 85,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,584,000 after purchasing an additional 16,228 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.30 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 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).