Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Shares Bought by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,804 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $1,917,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New York Life Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 10,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $846,000 after acquiring an additional 913 shares during the last quarter. Equity Investment Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 76.7% in the fourth quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 10,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 4,530 shares in the last quarter. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Nwam LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 199,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,388,000 after buying an additional 2,652 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bull Oak Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 75.9% in the fourth quarter. Bull Oak Capital LLC now owns 54,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,173,000 after buying an additional 23,300 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

BSV stock opened at $77.95 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.72 and a 1 year high of $79.02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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).