Savant Capital LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Savant Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 949,392 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,565 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $74,917,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. RCS Financial Planning LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. RCS Financial Planning LLC now owns 18,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 130,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,277,000 after purchasing an additional 3,487 shares during the period. Lokken Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Lokken Investment Group LLC now owns 21,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,701,000 after purchasing an additional 2,675 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 53,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,208,000 after purchasing an additional 9,128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 712,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,244,000 after purchasing an additional 64,632 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.64 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $78.82 and its 200 day moving average is $78.82. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.04 and a 52-week high of $79.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2658 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd.

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.