Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Stock Position Raised by Alaska Wealth Advisors

Alaska Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 2.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 174,644 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,629 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up approximately 2.1% of Alaska Wealth Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Alaska Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $13,495,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BSV. NBC Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 18,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,474,000 after acquiring an additional 833 shares in the last quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 13.3% in the third quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 192,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,131,000 after buying an additional 22,639 shares during the period. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at $323,000. Legacy Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Financial Group LLC now owns 122,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,644,000 after acquiring an additional 2,447 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LaFleur & Godfrey LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 8,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $640,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.35 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.76. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.72 and a 52 week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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).