Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Raises Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 81.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,238 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,294 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,800,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BSV. Key Financial Inc raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 152.9% during the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Sachetta LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 201.0% in the 4th quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

NYSEARCA BSV opened at $77.95 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.74. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $75.72 and a 52 week high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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).