BHK Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 1,700 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

BHK Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 57,919 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises 1.7% of BHK Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. BHK Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,475,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BSV. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,292,000 after acquiring an additional 2,802 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,791,000 after purchasing an additional 15,787 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,720 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV stock opened at $77.73 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $77.32 and a 200-day moving average of $77.74. 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 company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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).