Captrust Financial Advisors Buys 519,387 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,902,832 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 519,387 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $465,792,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 253.6% in the 3rd quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 104.9% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the period. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $47,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $78.57 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $78.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.88. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.59 and a 12-month high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2415 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.