Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 79.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 267,765 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 118,518 shares during the quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $20,690,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in 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 period. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,121,941 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,455,100 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 7,059,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,523,000 after buying an additional 1,050,028 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truepoint Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,262,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,922,000 after buying an additional 248,778 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV stock opened at $78.03 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $77.66 and a 200-day moving average of $77.72. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $75.72 and a one year high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).