Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Shares Purchased by Investment Planning Advisors Inc.

Investment Planning Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 107,915 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,852 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for approximately 2.5% of Investment Planning Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Investment Planning Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $8,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $901,000 after purchasing an additional 3,262 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,164,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $222,000. Finally, SCS Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 8,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $668,000 after buying an additional 231 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $78.22 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $78.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.82. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.59 and a fifty-two week high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

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). 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.