Financial Advocates Investment Management Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 14.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 61,194 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,519 shares during the quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $4,728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. L.M. Kohn & Company raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the third quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,167,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hiley Hunt Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 5,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.51 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).