Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Acquired by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 399.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 195,100 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 156,035 shares during the quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $15,075,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in 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 period. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,055,680,000 after buying an additional 1,455,100 shares during the period. Truepoint Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,239,000 after purchasing an additional 146,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,922,000 after purchasing an additional 85,317 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

BSV opened at $77.95 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $75.72 and a twelve month high of $79.02. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Profile

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).