Columbia Asset Management Buys Shares of 33,796 Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Columbia Asset Management bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 33,796 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,611,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BSV. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,791,000 after acquiring an additional 15,787 shares in the last quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,720 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,984,419 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $773,000. Finally, Ascent Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,814,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.11 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $77.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.70. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $75.72 and a 1-year high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.2474 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This is an increase 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).