Evolution Advisers Inc. Has $14.82 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Evolution Advisers Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 191,830 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,501 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 7.6% of Evolution Advisers Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Evolution Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $14,822,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,200,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,196,123,000 after purchasing an additional 711,531 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 12,194,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,605,000 after purchasing an additional 309,701 shares in the last quarter. Truepoint Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,239,000 after purchasing an additional 146,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,922,000 after purchasing an additional 85,317 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $77.35 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $77.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.76. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.72 and a 52 week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date 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).