Hickory Point Bank & Trust Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Hickory Point Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 9,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $711,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,208,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its position 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Courage Miller Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,167,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.11 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.72 and a 52 week high of $79.02. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $77.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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).