Wealth Forward LLC Sells 130,191 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Wealth Forward LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 93.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,103 shares of the company’s stock after selling 130,191 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF accounts for about 0.4% of Wealth Forward LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Wealth Forward LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $718,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 58.2% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,198,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,534,010,000 after purchasing an additional 11,848,817 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 79.5% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,928,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,360,000 after acquiring an additional 2,624,848 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1,748.0% during the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 918,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,280,000 after acquiring an additional 868,730 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 54,699,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,304,825,000 after purchasing an additional 852,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% during the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 18,101,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,424,564,000 after purchasing an additional 800,357 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.85 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $77.16 and a 1-year high of $79.21. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.83.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2658 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

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). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.