Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Shares Purchased by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 24.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 717,783 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 142,144 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC owned 0.14% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $56,578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 11,848,817 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 18,685,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,470,572,000 after buying an additional 267,419 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 18,101,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,424,564,000 after acquiring an additional 800,357 shares in the last quarter. Truepoint Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Truepoint Inc. now owns 6,415,794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,923,000 after acquiring an additional 77,960 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.88 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $77.59 and a 1 year high of $79.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $78.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $78.89.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2415 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.