BankPlus Trust Department Buys New Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 635 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after buying an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during 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. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,322,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,261,231,000 after buying an additional 1,121,941 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 341.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,100,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,578,000 after buying an additional 850,753 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 37.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,039,806 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,512,000 after buying an additional 554,982 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

BSV stock opened at $77.92 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.74. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).