Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 2,368,214 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 24% from the previous session’s volume of 1,909,641 shares.The stock last traded at $78.06 and had previously closed at $77.85.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

The stock’s 50-day moving average is $77.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BSV. Aegis Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $676,000. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $334,000. Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $243,000. Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 50.3% in the fourth quarter. Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $785,000 after acquiring an additional 3,403 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $194,000.

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).