Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV is Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s 3rd Largest Position

Safir Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 3.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 198,388 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,909 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF comprises approximately 11.0% of Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $15,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Webster Bank N. A. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $485,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Center For Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Center For Asset Management LLC now owns 9,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $786,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 12,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,005,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Management Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 4,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $78.37 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $78.82 and a 200 day moving average of $78.87. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $77.59 and a 12 month high of $79.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2415 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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.