Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV Has $2.99 Billion Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 37,853,211 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,776,279 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises about 5.0% of Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV owned 0.08% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $2,986,997,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 955,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,405,000 after acquiring an additional 41,653 shares during the period. Integris Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,709,000 after purchasing an additional 14,939 shares during the period. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 386,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,478,000 after purchasing an additional 27,459 shares during the period. Betterment LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 600,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,377,000 after purchasing an additional 30,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,199,000 after purchasing an additional 40,981 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.50 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.59 and a fifty-two week high of $79.32. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $78.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.88.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.2415 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.