Maia Wealth LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Maia Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 30.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,864 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,306 shares during the quarter. Maia Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $765,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after buying an additional 3,984,419 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,322,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,261,231,000 after buying an additional 1,121,941 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,055,680,000 after buying an additional 1,455,100 shares during the last quarter. Truepoint Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,013,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,239,000 after buying an additional 146,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,009,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,922,000 after buying an additional 85,317 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA BSV 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 has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm 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 is Monday, March 3rd. This is a positive change 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).