Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV Shares Acquired by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,620,643 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 124,865 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $206,795,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $901,000 after buying an additional 3,262 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 10,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $801,000 after purchasing an additional 762 shares in the last quarter. Red Mountain Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. Red Mountain Financial LLC now owns 41,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,221,000 after purchasing an additional 3,149 shares during the period. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 236.1% during the 2nd quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. now owns 92,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,304,000 after purchasing an additional 65,195 shares during the period. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 121,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,527,000 after purchasing an additional 3,735 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.93 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.04 and a 52 week high of $79.21. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $78.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.2658 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 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). 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.