DAVENPORT & Co LLC Acquires 55,628 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,159,605 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,628 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC owned approximately 0.22% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $91,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake 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 valued at $75,405,000 after purchasing an additional 41,653 shares in the last quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 27,459 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC lifted its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% in the third quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,199,000 after buying an additional 40,981 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.13 on Wednesday. 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 price is $78.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors 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 yield of 3.7%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

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.