C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. Increases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 155,412 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,335 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises about 7.3% of C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $12,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Essential Planning LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6,474.1% in the 4th quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 4,825,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,535,000 after purchasing an additional 4,751,613 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,903,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,078,839,000 after buying an additional 4,647,759 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $213,867,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 737.1% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,792,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,508,000 after acquiring an additional 1,578,387 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 13,649,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,055,680,000 after acquiring an additional 1,455,100 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.24 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.72 and a 52-week high of $79.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $77.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.70.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.2474 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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).