Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 2nd

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of 0.2658 per share on Wednesday, February 4th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA BSV traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $78.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,219,502 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,885,000. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $77.04 and a twelve month high of $79.21. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $78.84 and a 200 day moving average of $78.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Webster Bank N. A. grew its stake 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 worth $485,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Center For Asset Management LLC lifted its position 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 during the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. now owns 12,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,005,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Management Group Inc. lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

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.