Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Bought by Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.

Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 2.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 16,900 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,306,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $1,751,309,000 after buying an additional 3,984,419 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9,200.9% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,235,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,224,000 after acquiring an additional 1,222,247 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 341.0% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,100,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,578,000 after purchasing an additional 850,753 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,200,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,196,123,000 after acquiring an additional 711,531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 37.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,039,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,512,000 after buying an additional 554,982 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of BSV opened at $77.35 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.76. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. 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, February 3rd.

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).