Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC Trims Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,118 shares of the company’s stock after selling 495 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $627,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BSV. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% in the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,292,000 after purchasing an additional 2,802 shares during the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,893,000 after buying an additional 2,720 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares during the last quarter. International City Management Association Retirement Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 31.6% during the 3rd quarter. International City Management Association Retirement Corp now owns 378,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,776,000 after acquiring an additional 90,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Good Life Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $205,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.49 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $77.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $75.72 and a twelve month high of $79.02.

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 given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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).