Vawter Financial Ltd. Acquires 4,554 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Vawter Financial Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 125,274 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,554 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 5.8% of Vawter Financial Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Vawter Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $9,680,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% during the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,292,000 after purchasing an additional 2,802 shares during the period. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,720 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,751,309,000 after acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,101,000. Finally, RS Crum Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 24.3% in the third quarter. RS Crum Inc. now owns 909,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,535,000 after acquiring an additional 177,434 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.42 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $77.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $75.72 and a 12-month 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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).