Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV is Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s 3rd Largest Position

Safir Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 198,388 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,909 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 11.0% of Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $15,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BSV. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the third 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 lifted its stake in shares of 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 last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 386,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,478,000 after purchasing an additional 27,459 shares during the period. Betterment LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $47,377,000 after purchasing an additional 30,133 shares during the period. Finally, Human Investing LLC increased 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 worth $35,199,000 after purchasing an additional 40,981 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $78.37 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $77.59 and a 12-month high of $79.32. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $78.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.87.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.