Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Acquires 132,226 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 15.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,014,449 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 132,226 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up 0.6% of Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC owned 0.19% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $79,949,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of BSV. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 253.6% during the third quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 104.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 506 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.14 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.84. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.59 and a twelve month high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2415 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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). 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.