Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Purchased by Symmetry Partners LLC

Symmetry Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 72.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 297,807 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 125,395 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up 3.3% of Symmetry Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Symmetry Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $23,012,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% in the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after acquiring an additional 2,802 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,791,000 after acquiring an additional 15,787 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,893,000 after acquiring an additional 2,720 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,751,309,000 after acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.04 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $77.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.73. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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).