Blue Trust Inc. Buys 22,189 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 358,591 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,189 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $27,708,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9,200.9% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,235,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,224,000 after purchasing an additional 1,222,247 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 341.0% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $1,196,123,000 after purchasing an additional 711,531 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 37.4% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,039,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,512,000 after purchasing an additional 554,982 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of BSV stock opened at $77.49 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $77.33 and its 200 day moving average is $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2474 dividend. 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).