Leavell Investment Management Inc. Buys 8,207 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 5.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 147,052 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,207 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $11,363,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Index Fund Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Index Fund Advisors Inc. now owns 3,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,968,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,254,000. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 14,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after acquiring an additional 725 shares during the period. Finally, International Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 176.0% in the 4th quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,081,000 after acquiring an additional 8,923 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

BSV opened at $77.35 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.76.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company 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).