Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Buys 19,615 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 57.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 53,664 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,615 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 955,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,405,000 after purchasing an additional 41,653 shares in the last quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,709,000 after purchasing an additional 14,939 shares during the period. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in 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 valued at $30,478,000 after acquiring an additional 27,459 shares during the period. Human Investing LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% during the third 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 during the period. Finally, Clark Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 409,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,347,000 after buying an additional 39,837 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV opened at $78.81 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.16 and a 52 week high of $79.21. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $78.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.82.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.