Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 28.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 35,568 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,856 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $2,807,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Webster Bank N. A. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. Private Management Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.2% during the second quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 4,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $348,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Finally, Country Club Bank increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Country Club Bank now owns 20,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,625,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $79.10 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $78.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.84. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.40 and a 12 month high of $79.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.2658 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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.