Argus Investors Counsel Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Argus Investors Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,478 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 465 shares during the quarter. Argus Investors Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF were worth $578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in BSV. L.M. Kohn & Company raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.1% during the third quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 3,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Courage Miller Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 53,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,167,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hiley Hunt Wealth Management grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Hiley Hunt Wealth Management now owns 5,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

BSV stock opened at $77.51 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $75.72 and a 52-week high of $79.02. The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.37 and a two-hundred day 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. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2474 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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).