Exeter Financial LLC Has $10.83 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Exeter Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 137,373 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,448 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.6% of Exeter Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Exeter Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $10,826,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. DecisionMap Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $261,000. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,635,000 after acquiring an additional 6,909 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 365,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,827,000 after acquiring an additional 17,725 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 41,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,281,000 after acquiring an additional 641 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 363,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,674,000 after acquiring an additional 9,786 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA BSV opened at $78.13 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $78.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.86. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $77.59 and a 1-year high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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). 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.