Parkside Financial Bank & Trust Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 29.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 206,326 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,808 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 2.1% of Parkside Financial Bank & Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $15,943,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BSV. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,208,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the period. L.M. Kohn & Company raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Aprio Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, Courage Miller Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,167,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV opened at $77.95 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).