Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Stock Holdings Trimmed by Frontier Asset Management LLC

Frontier Asset Management LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 85.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,508 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,963 shares during the period. Frontier Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $348,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $213,867,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,055,680,000 after buying an additional 1,455,100 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% during 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 buying an additional 1,121,941 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 341.0% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,100,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,578,000 after buying an additional 850,753 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of BSV stock opened at $77.85 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is an increase 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 Company 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).