Exeter Financial LLC Buys 6,448 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $BSV

Exeter Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 137,373 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,448 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF makes up 4.6% of Exeter Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Exeter Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $10,826,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in BSV. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 955,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,405,000 after acquiring an additional 41,653 shares during the last quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 769,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,709,000 after purchasing an additional 14,939 shares during the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 386,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,478,000 after purchasing an additional 27,459 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 600,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,377,000 after purchasing an additional 30,133 shares during the period. Finally, Human Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,199,000 after purchasing an additional 40,981 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:BSV opened at $78.13 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $77.59 and a 52-week high of $79.32. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a $0.2415 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis 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.