Mengis Capital Management Inc. Sells 2,496 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Mengis Capital Management Inc. decreased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 7.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,530 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,496 shares during the period. Mengis Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,359,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% in the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,292,000 after acquiring an additional 2,802 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,791,000 after purchasing an additional 15,787 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in 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 valued at $23,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,720 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in 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 valued at $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.73 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $77.32 and its 200 day 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 firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. 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, 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).